Homelessness

Title: Homelessness
Category: Literature / English | Words: 982 | Pages: 4.2 (approximately 235 words/page)

Homelessness

Homelessness is a large problem in America. It is defined as, lacking a fixed night time shelter and loss of control over ones environment. On any given night in the United States there are over 800,000 men, women, and children who don't know where they will sleep. There are many causes to this situation, such as, a decline in public assistance, lack of affordable housing, lack of affordable health care, mental illness, domestic violence, and substance …showed first 75 words of 982 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 982 total…for disabled people is Supplemental Security Income (SSI). A person receiving SSI had to spend 69% of his or her income on housing to rent a one bedroom apartment. In more than 125 housing areas, the fair market cost of renting a one bedroom apartment was more than a persons monthly SSI income. Most states have not improved their welfare system to the point that families and individuals can sustain a home when work is not ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**

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