HUD Releases Report Conveniently When Nobody’s Looking
By Dr. Robert Marbut
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates (the Congressionally required Point-In-Time Count Annual Report) on Friday December 27, 2024. The releasing of the report two days after Christmas, one day after Hanukkah, and the weekend before News Year’s Day is an indication of how dramatic and significant the increase in homelessness is in the USA. HUD’s numbers show an increase in people experiencing homelessness from 580,466 in 2020 to 771,480 in 2024, a 32.9% increase during the Biden-Harris Administration, with an annual increase from 653,104 in 2023 to 771,480 in 2024, a 18.1% on year increase.