According to the New York Times, the number of homeless persons in New York City shelters has hit a record high of 100,000. The increase has raised concerns as local governments struggle to deal with the homeless population. According to city officials, the increase in homeless persons was caused by an inflow of migrants from the US southern border, as there are now more than 100,000 individuals in homeless shelters for the first time in history.
A few days ago, the number of migrants in shelters surpassed 50,000, with families with children accounting for more than two-thirds of the total.
According to the article, the city has already spent more than a billion dollars to lodge the migrants since they began coming in big numbers in 2022. The sum is likely to exceed four billion dollars by next year.
According to the New York Post, only three of the 2,308 homeless people who were present during the NYC sweep between March 21, 2022, and November 30, 2022, were placed in permanent housing. Almost 95% of them did not even go to a shelter.