Homeless U.S. Veterans

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What are some ways to combat homelessness?

Declining wages have put housing out of reach for many workers: in every state, more than the minimum wage is required to afford a one or two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent. In fact, a minimum wage worker would have to work 87 hours each week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at 30% of his or her income, which is the federal definition of affordable housing.

 

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Demographics of Homeless Veterans

40,056 homeless adult veterans

36,302 homeless male veterans

3,571 homeless female veterans

131 homeless transgender veterans

52 non-identifying homeless veterans