Question

What are the main factors behind the lack of affordable housing and high level of homelessness in the US today? What factors make it difficult for poorer people gain access to housing and to financing for housing? What factors limit the supply of affordable housing? What measures would you propose to deal with this crisis?

Answer 1

Introduction:

There have always been homeless people in US, as Economics circumstance and demographic force,so have the size and volume of the homeless popolation althrough compartively permanent skid rows where homeless people congregate.

What couses homelessness in US:

• Poverty
• Un-employment and under employment
• Demestic violence
• Mental illnes and substance use
• Lack of affordable helth care
• Criminalization and law enforcement
• Ethnicity and race

Reason for difficult for poorer to gain access the housing:

• Lack of relative expansion in the safety net and the inability of social service programme to keep pace with increasing demantd.
• Rising housing cost
• Affordable housing has became increasingly scare and beyond the many people living in poverty.

Recommendation:

• Build more permanent supportive housing are batting mental problem or alcohol abuse.
• Add more affordable housing by federal low income housing tax credits.
• Foster education connection.
• Build partnership
• Strengthen crisis response system.

Conclusion:

Homeless result from a complex set of circumstance that require people to choose between food,shelter and other basic needs,only a concerted effort to ensure jobs that pay a living wage,and access to health care will bring an end to homelessness.