• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Sure, overall. But the cost of someone living partially or fully on the streets is spread between public and private. The cost to the State is typically less.

    I can’t follow the links to any of the sources in that post, btw.

    • sumofchemicals@lemmy.worldOP
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      Yeah, not sure what’s up with that. Here are the working links as best I can tell:

      • A recent HUD study found that the cost of providing emergency shelter to families is generally as much or more than the cost of placing them in transitional or permanent housing”
      • “All the residents at this Housing First styled residence…”
      • “A cost study of rural homelessness from Portland ME found significant cost reductions when providing permanent supportive housing as opposed to serving the people while they remain homeless”
      • “A study from Los Angeles CA… found that placing four chronically homeless people into permanent supportive housing saved the city more than $80,000 per year”

      Lastly this link did seem to work but I thought the statistics and the FAQ were helpful.–