12
Newsom says California homelessness is declining. Here’s what the data shows (www.sfchronicle.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/usa@lemmy.ml
comment fedilink hide all child comments
 

Hopefully the decrease in unhoused population continues to decrease due to actual changes implemented, rather than due miscounting.

I did the math based on the numbers presented: The article states an estimated 24 Billiion dollars spent on unhoused people since Newsome’s entry into office (2019, 6 years), with an estimated 84,000 unhoused. That means we’ve spent about 47,619 dollars per unhoused person, per year in that time.

no comments (yet)

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
there doesn't seem to be anything here
2 comments in c/california@lemmy.world view that post
[–] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

Your math is not right. The population of homeless is not static over time. The total population who have experienced homelessness and therefore may have received services over this period will be much larger than the current population.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] [S] 4 points 9 months ago

    You're right, i wanted to provide a rough estimate of how much has been spent, as I feel people hear, "24 Billion!? how could that not solve all their problems" when really, 47k a year isn't a crazy high number when you consider the amount of help that is needed.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
    • 1 comment in c/usa@midwest.social view that post
    [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    https://archive.ph/pQ5yD

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •