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US homelessness up 18 percent in last year amid cost of living crisis

A police officer in Seattle, Washington, walks past tents used by people experiencing homelessness on Friday, March 11, 2022 [File: Ted S Warren/AP Photo]

The number of people living in homelessness in the United States has increased by 18 percent over the last year, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a new report.

Data released on Friday showed that more than 771,000 people were experiencing homelessness across the country, according to an annual count that was carried out on a single night in January 2024.

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