Number of homeless goes up for second year in a row
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Number of homeless goes up for second year in a row

Dutch News  

The number of homeless people in the Netherlands has gone up for the second year in a row, latest figures from statistics agency CBS show. The agency said there was no obvious explanation for the renewed upward trend and the real figure is likely to be much higher as 70% of homeless people are not registered anywhere. Almost half the “official” homeless are foreign nationals, with 9% born in another European country and 37% outside Europe. In the four big cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht, 70% of the homeless were born outside Europe or have parents who were born outside Europe.

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Many homeless migrant workers accepting Dutch cities' offer of help returning home
1 month, 1 week ago

Many homeless migrant workers accepting Dutch cities' offer of help returning home

NL Times  

Six Dutch cities have been experimenting with offering homeless migrant workers help in returning to their home countries, and many are accepting the offer. They asked homeless migrant workers if they would like to return home, voluntarily and without further obligations. Utrecht also bought passage home to half the homeless migrant workers in the municipality, 97 out of around 200 …

700 homeless Eastern Europeans are helped to go home: Trouw
1 month, 2 weeks ago

700 homeless Eastern Europeans are helped to go home: Trouw

Dutch News  

Last year at least 700 people who had been doing temporary jobs in the Netherlands were helped to return to their homes in Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Trouw reported on Wednesday. A number of cities across the country have schemes in place to help unemployed or troubled labour migrants to return home, the paper said. Larisa Melinceanu, from the Barka …

Homelessness increased 22% in Netherlands; 33,000 unhoused people last year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Homelessness increased 22% in Netherlands; 33,000 unhoused people last year

NL Times  

The number of homeless people living in the Netherlands increased for the second consecutive year in 2024. On January 1 last year, the Netherlands counted an estimated 33,000 unhoused people between the ages of 18 and 65, an increase of over 22 percent compared to the almost 27,000 people who were homeless at the start of 2023, Statistics Netherlands reported. …

Homelessness rises to a record level in America
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Homelessness rises to a record level in America

Live Mint  

Each year for a few frigid days in January volunteers fan out across cities, towns and rural areas to try to count every homeless person in America. The method is admittedly flawed: cities do their counting in different ways, and many homeless people are transient or hide away in subterranean tunnels and under highway overpasses. The results for January 2024, …

Migrant crisis pushes US homelessness to record high in 2024
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrant crisis pushes US homelessness to record high in 2024

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-28 05:10 NEW YORK -- Homelessness in the United States soared to its highest level since the federal government began keeping track nearly 20 years ago, according to a new report from the Joe Biden administration, driven by high rents and a lack of affordable options but also a crush of migrants claiming asylum at the US …

US homelessness surges 18% in 2024 as affordable housing crisis deepens
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

US homelessness surges 18% in 2024 as affordable housing crisis deepens

India Today  

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. “No American should face homelessness, and the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring every family has access …

Homelessness hit a record high in the US this year
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Homelessness hit a record high in the US this year

CNN  

CNN — Homelessness in the United States soared to the highest level on record, according to government data released Friday. More than 770,000 people experienced homelessness in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. “While this data is nearly a year old and no longer reflects the situation we are seeing, it …

Homelessness hit a record high in the US this year
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Homelessness hit a record high in the US this year

CNN  

CNN — Homelessness in the United States soared to the highest level on record, according to government data released Friday. More than 770,000 people experienced homelessness in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. “While this data is nearly a year old and no longer reflects the situation we are seeing, it …

Most homeless people in Amsterdam are EU citizens, study finds
3 months, 1 week ago

Most homeless people in Amsterdam are EU citizens, study finds

NL Times  

Between 80 and 90 percent of homeless individuals in Amsterdam are EU citizens, according to new research conducted by the city in collaboration with the municipal health service and the Regenboog Groep. In Amsterdam, it is estimated that 100 to 400 homeless EU citizens are eligible for shelter under the Wmo, significantly more than the city projected last summer. “We …

Most homeless people in big cities and Almere, fewest in Assen
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Most homeless people in big cities and Almere, fewest in Assen

NL Times  

The number of homeless people differs strongly per region, Statistics Netherlands discovered when studying the number of people who slept in a shelter location last year. CBS studied the number of registered homeless people in 35 different regions for the first time in connection with the government’s goal for everyone to have a home by 2030. Compared to the number …

Complaints about homeless people doubled in five years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Complaints about homeless people doubled in five years

NL Times  

Since the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of Netherlands residents have experienced nuisance from homeless people. In five years, the number of complaints has almost doubled, according to police figures analyzed by ANP. The police have registered over 33,000 reports of nuisance from homeless people so far this year. As a result, more people are forced to live on the …

US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streets
6 months ago

US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streets

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US is set …

Number of "recent immigrants" in Amsterdam doubled in ten years; Most from Italy, UK, US
11 months, 1 week ago

Number of "recent immigrants" in Amsterdam doubled in ten years; Most from Italy, UK, US

NL Times  

The number of Amsterdam residents who are recent immigrants - born abroad and moved to the Netherlands in the past ten years - doubled between 2013 and 2023. In 2013, recent immigrants mainly moved to the Netherlands from Suriname, Morocco, and Turkey. Recent immigrants mainly live in private rental housing - a third in 2013 and half in 2023. The …

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister
1 year ago

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister

Dutch News  

Some 30,600 adults of working age in the Netherlands are currently homeless, a rise of some 4,000 on a year ago, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Eight in 10 people classified as homeless are male and 36% of them are registered in the four big cities of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. “I would expect the war …

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister
1 year ago

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister

Dutch News  

Some 30,600 adults of working age in the Netherlands are currently homeless, a rise of some 4,000 on a year ago, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Eight in 10 people classified as homeless are male and 36% of them are registered in the four big cities of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. “I would expect the war …

U.S. homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and pandemic aid lapses
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and pandemic aid lapses

LA Times  

In this photo illuminated by an off-camera flash, a tarp covers a portion of a homeless person’s tent on a bridge overlooking the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles. The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said …

Large cities struggling to accommodate homeless people
1 year, 3 months ago

Large cities struggling to accommodate homeless people

NL Times  

Large cities in the Netherlands are struggling to accommodate the increasing number of homeless people in need of shelter, Trouw reports after speaking to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Amersfoort, and Den Bosch. “But there are simply too many people and not enough shelter.” Waiting lists are growing for both acute shelters - usually dormitories and shared rooms - and …

More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate
1 year, 7 months ago

More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate

Live Mint  

The U.S. has seen a record increase in homeless people this year as the Covid-19 pandemic fades, according to a Wall Street Journal review of data from around the country. How we compiled the U.S. homeless numbers The Journal reviewed available data from more than 300 entities that count homeless people in areas ranging from cities to entire states. Denver …

Homeless people in New York surpasses record-high 100,000 mark. Reason is…
1 year, 8 months ago

Homeless people in New York surpasses record-high 100,000 mark. Reason is…

Hindustan Times  

The number of homeless people in New York City shelters has surpassed a record-high 100,000, New York Times reported. The number of migrants in shelters passed 50,000 a few days earlier while more than two-thirds of the number are families with children, the city's deputy mayor said as per New York Times. As per the New York Post, among the …

At least 271,000 people homeless on any given night in 2022 – Shelter
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 271,000 people homeless on any given night in 2022 – Shelter

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 271,000 people were …

US homeless numbers stay about the same as before pandemic
2 years, 3 months ago

US homeless numbers stay about the same as before pandemic

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms what’s obvious to people in many cities: Homelessness is persisting despite increased local efforts. The 2022 All In strategy roadmap made public Monday follows a 2010 …

Young homeless people often can't find room in shelters
2 years, 7 months ago

Young homeless people often can't find room in shelters

NL Times  

Homeless shelters across the Netherlands often have to send young people away because they simply do not have enough space, NOS reports based on figures requested from dozens of reception centers across the country. Last year, the Netherlands counted 32,000 homeless people, including thousands of young people, according to Statistics Netherlands. The actual number is likely higher as the figures …

Migrant workers at far higher risk of becoming homeless: research
2 years, 9 months ago

Migrant workers at far higher risk of becoming homeless: research

NL Times  

Due to migrant workers' vulnerable position in the Netherlands, they run an increased risk of becoming homeless and then declining into mental health problems and substance abuse, according to a study by Research Institute Ivo and the Barka Foundation. The problems many migrant workers face seem to be a direct result of how the Netherlands treats them, the researchers said, …

Homelessness falls 11 percent to 32,000
3 years, 4 months ago

Homelessness falls 11 percent to 32,000

NL Times  

The group of homeless people in the Netherlands shrank for the second year in a row in 2021. Researchers from Statistics Netherlands especially noticed a decline in young homeless people aged 18 to 27. In the past five years, the group of young homeless people between 18 and 27 shrank considerably. The decrease in the number of homeless young people …

Fewer homeless people in the Netherlands after years of increase
3 years, 11 months ago

Fewer homeless people in the Netherlands after years of increase

NL Times  

As of January 2020, there were 36.000 homeless people in total in the Netherlands, which is the first time in years that the number has decreased. The last research in 2018 recorded 39.000 homeless people. According to the Statistics Netherlands, 8 of 10 homeless people are male and live in one of the four biggest cities in the country. The …

For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
4 years, 2 months ago

For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed

NPR  

For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed Enlarge this image toggle caption Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Every January, in the middle of the night, thousands of volunteers and outreach workers spread out across the country to count the nation's homeless population. But this year, because of the pandemic, …

Netherlands to create 10,000 more shelter spaces and homes for homeless
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands to create 10,000 more shelter spaces and homes for homeless

NL Times  

The Dutch government is teaming up with municipalities, housing associations and other involved parties to create 10 thousand extra living and shelter spaces for homeless people by 2022. A new approach to reducing the number of homeless people in the country also focuses on renewing social care and more support for homeless people in their new lives. With these 10 …

Dutch gov't, municipalities must do more to fight homelessness: Advisory council
4 years, 11 months ago

Dutch gov't, municipalities must do more to fight homelessness: Advisory council

NL Times  

The Dutch State and municipalities are not doing enough to tackle homelessness, the council for public health and society RVS said in a report titled 'Recovery begins with a home' presented to State Secretary Paul Blokhuis of Public Health on Tuesday. Last year Statistics Netherlands reported that the number of homeless people in the Netherlands more than doubled from 17,800 …

Fewer NL residents living on welfare
5 years ago

Fewer NL residents living on welfare

NL Times  

At the end of 2019 a total of 413 thousand people in the Netherlands were receiving welfare benefits, a decrease of 19 thousand compared to the year before. The number of welfare recipients decreased regardless of migration background, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. Last year, the number of welfare benefits declined for people with a Dutch background, people with a …

Homelessness in Netherlands doubled in 10 years: report
5 years, 1 month ago

Homelessness in Netherlands doubled in 10 years: report

NL Times  

Homelessness in the Netherlands doubled over the past decade to around 40 thousand homeless people, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. Due to an increasingly lack of available housing and money for counseling, the Netherlands' large municipalities are no longer able to effectively combat homelessness. Housing corporations set counseling - for example in financial matters - as a condition when …

More Amsterdam households struggling with long-term poverty
5 years, 4 months ago

More Amsterdam households struggling with long-term poverty

NL Times  

While the number of Amsterdam households who live below the poverty line is decreasing, the number of households who deal with poverty for years increased over the past year. In 2013, 58 percent of low income households were living in poverty long-term, in 2017 it was 65 percent, the municipality of Amsterdam said in a press release. It is precisely …

Homelessness in Netherlands more than doubled since 2009
5 years, 7 months ago

Homelessness in Netherlands more than doubled since 2009

NL Times  

The number of homeless 18- to 65-year-olds in the Netherlands more than doubled from 17,800 in 2009 to 39,300 last year. The number of homeless people between the ages of 18 and 30 years tripled duirng this period, as has the number of homeless people with a non-Western migration background, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. The number of homeless people …

The Hague sees "explosive" growth in homeless families
5 years, 8 months ago

The Hague sees "explosive" growth in homeless families

NL Times  

The number of homeless families in The Hague increased enormously since 2015, according to figures from the municipality. Last year 292 families applied for social shelter, compared to 172 in 2015, responsible alderman Bert van Alphen said in a letter to the city council. "If this trend continues, we will have around 350 reports this year", Van Alphen said, according …

Number of empty homes in England rises while homelessness reaches record levels
6 years ago

Number of empty homes in England rises while homelessness reaches record levels

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of thousands of homes were left vacant across England …

Dutch population to hit 18 million in 10 years, says CBS
6 years, 3 months ago

Dutch population to hit 18 million in 10 years, says CBS

Dutch News  

Some 3.5 million people in the Netherlands are likely to live alone by 2030, a rise of 400,000 on the current total, national statistics agency CBS says in its new population forecasts. In particular, elderly women are likely to be living alone, as women on the whole live longer than men, the CBS said. The population shifts will also have …

Dutch population to hit 18 million in 10 years, says CBS
6 years, 3 months ago

Dutch population to hit 18 million in 10 years, says CBS

Dutch News  

Some 3.5 million people in the Netherlands are likely to live alone by 2030, a rise of 400,000 on the current total, national statistics agency CBS says in its new population forecasts. In particular, elderly women are likely to be living alone, as women on the whole live longer than men, the CBS said. The population shifts will also have …

More than 1,000 people become homeless every month, figures reveal
6 years, 4 months ago

More than 1,000 people become homeless every month, figures reveal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Opposition politicians and campaigners said it was “unforgivable” that so many people had been …

One in 200 people now homeless in Britain
6 years, 4 months ago

One in 200 people now homeless in Britain

CNN  

CNN — The number of homeless people in Britain is soaring by more than 1,000 a month, and reached a total of 320,000 in the first quarter of this year, according to research released Thursday by homelessness charity Shelter. The surge in homelessness is is the result of a “perfect storm of spiralling rents, welfare cuts and a total lack …

Housing shortage increases homeless problem in Dutch cities
6 years, 10 months ago

Housing shortage increases homeless problem in Dutch cities

NL Times  

Homeless shelters in the four large Dutch cities are overcrowded and the number of homeless people is increasing, according to the courts of audit for Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. A big reason for this is the shortage of housing, which means that no home can be found where a homeless person can start building a new life, according …

Think there are no homeless people in your area? Think again
7 years ago

Think there are no homeless people in your area? Think again

ABC  

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released 2016 Census data showing more than 100,000 Australians are homeless — and revealing they live in virtually every part of the country. The Council of Homeless People says the map shows homelessness is a "national epidemic". The homeless rate across the country is 50 people per 10,000, with high numbers of homeless both …

Homelessness growing worse in Australia, census data shows
7 years ago

Homelessness growing worse in Australia, census data shows

ABC  

The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by more than 14,000 — or 14 per cent — in the five years to 2016, according to census data which also reveals a "significant" increase in older women on the streets and a growing group living in overcrowded accommodation. The facts on homelessness: Tonight 116,427 will be homeless 116,427 will be …

300,000 people in Britain are now homeless, study reveals
7 years, 3 months ago

300,000 people in Britain are now homeless, study reveals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although the figure has risen by 13,000 in the last year alone, Shelter said …

Netherlands sees sharp increase in young homeless people
8 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands sees sharp increase in young homeless people

NL Times  

The number of young homeless people in the Netherlands increased significantly this year, according to figures Statistics Netherlands published on Friday. On January 1st of this year there were over 13 thousand homeless people between the ages 30 and 50 years, compared to 16,400 in 2015. The proportion of homeless people between the ages of 50 and 65 years decreased …

Growing numbers of young homeless struggling to find beds
8 years, 3 months ago

Growing numbers of young homeless struggling to find beds

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ largest cities are struggling to cope with the growing number of young homeless people on their streets, a documentary by state broadcaster NOS has found. ‘We have to turn young people away on a daily basis.’ In Zwolle, Overijssel, 50 people registered as homeless between January and September, compared to 53 in the whole of last year and …

Growing numbers of young homeless struggling to find beds
8 years, 3 months ago

Growing numbers of young homeless struggling to find beds

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ largest cities are struggling to cope with the growing number of young homeless people on their streets, a documentary by state broadcaster NOS has found. ‘We have to turn young people away on a daily basis.’ In Zwolle, Overijssel, 50 people registered as homeless between January and September, compared to 53 in the whole of last year and …

Netherlands sees slight drop in poverty
8 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands sees slight drop in poverty

NL Times  

The number of people living in poverty in the Netherlands fell slightly since 2014, according to a report by the social and cultural planning office SCP. If the cabinet sticks to its promise to improve purchasing power next year, poverty will drop even further, according to the SCP, RTL Nieuws reports. In 2014 a total of 1.2 million people, or …

Salvation Army: 10,000 cheap rental homes needed for Dutch homeless
8 years, 6 months ago

Salvation Army: 10,000 cheap rental homes needed for Dutch homeless

NL Times  

At least 10 thousand new cheap rental homes are needed to solve the growing problem of homeless people sleeping on the streets, Cornel Vader, director of the Salvation Army's Care and Welfare Department, said to NOS. On Budget Day tomorrow, the government is presenting its budget for next year, which includes improving the purchase power for most income groups in …

Amsterdam’s population heading for 1 million mark as population shifts to cities
8 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam’s population heading for 1 million mark as population shifts to cities

Dutch News  

The population of Amsterdam is set to hit one million by the mid 2030s, according to new calculations by national statistics office CBS and the environmental assessment agency PBL. The Dutch capital currently has 840,000 residents, but immigration and the depopulation of rural areas will make it the Netherlands’ first million person city within the next 20 years, the agencies …

Reduced help means more homeless seek shelter in Dutch forests
8 years, 9 months ago

Reduced help means more homeless seek shelter in Dutch forests

NL Times  

More and more homeless people are taking to living in Dutch woods and forests due to the fact that reducing shelters and help can not keep up with the increasing number of homeless, the Telegraaf reports. According to the newspaper, the number of homeless people in the Netherlands is increasing significantly faster than the number of shelter places available for …

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