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What Recovery? Los Angeles Homeless Population Rises by 12%
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What Recovery? Los Angeles Homeless Population Rises by 12%
The homeless population of Los Angeles County – already the second largest in the nation – grew by 12% over the last two years, amid hard times for low-wage workers and a sluggish economic recovery.What Recovery? Los Angeles Homeless Population Rises by 12% .
The homeless population of Los Angeles County – already the second largest in the nation – grew by 12% over the last two years, amid hard times for low-wage workers and a sluggish economic recovery.
The homeless population of the nation’s second largest metropolitan area rose to 44,300 people, about a 5,000 person increase from 2013, according to a report released Monday by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). This includes people living on the streets, in cars, in abandoned buildings or in shelters and temporary or “transitional” housing.
The city of Los Angeles proper — which claims one of the highest concentrations of homeless people in the nation — accounted for a third of the total. The number of homeless families with children rose by the same proportion as the general population — 12%.
California was particularly hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis and LAHSA cites three factors combining to push more and more Angelenos onto the streets: unemployment, stagnant wages, and an increasingly tight market for affordable housing.
The jobless rate for the county has continued, throughout the recovery, to be high at 7.5%, compared to the 5.6% national average. And the lowest-earning workers have seen their wages stagnate or in some instances even drop…..More Here
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