Homelessness

For an introduction, see: What it's like to be homeless

Causes

Under capitalism

• High housing prices - both for renting and for buying
• Housing shortage

Under communism

• Any bureaucratic technicality that makes some people not "qualify" for having a place to live
• Housing shortage

Extent

• Homelessness statistics by country

Systemic oppression of homeless people

• No sleeping policy
• Anti-homeless spikes
• Police raids against homeless people

Solutions

Large-scale solutions

• Universal basic housing
• Lower the cost of housing

Things that would make homelessness more bearable

• Add more homeless shelters 💬 discussion TODO: when i create the page linked here: provide context for which parts of the world have the worst shortage of homeless shelters
• Let homeless people stay at the shelter during the day (instead of kicking them out at noon like some shelters do)
• Public drying rooms