US Homelessness Drops 49,000, Largest Decline in a Decade; 700,000 Still Unhoused

The annual point-in-time count shows a second consecutive year of decline in US homelessness, with a reduction of 49,000—the largest in over a decade—though nearly 700,000 remain unhoused. Federal agencies and independent organizations dispute the causes of the decline, leaving the sustainability of the trend uncertain. The reduction signals potential policy effectiveness but also highlights persistent structural challenges.

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