U.S. Meeting on Homeless Measures on Increasing Trend Voices Calling for Expansion of Budget 7:39 on January 15
In the U.S., a meeting to consider homeless measures, which is on the rise due to the widening gap between rich and poor and rising house prices, has been held, and members of the Congress who participated in the meeting will significantly increase subsidies for public housing construction and rental housing There was a lot of voice to do.
This month, the government released a survey showing that an average of about 560,000 people were so-called "homeless" a day in the United States over the past year, reflecting the widening gap between rich and poor and rising house prices in urban areas. The number has been on an increasing trend since 2016 and measures have not kept up.
In response, a countermeasure meeting was held in Washington, D.C., with representatives of Congressional ruling and opposition parties, senior officials of government and support groups.
`` It's time to work beyond the factions rather than criticize them, '' the ruling and opposition parties united in Democrats who attended, citing Trump's criticism of the Democratic-led homeless measures in big cities such as San Francisco. He emphasized the need to work on increasing the budget.
In addition, representatives of organizations that support homelessness in partnership with more than 10,000 NPOs throughout the United States have increased subsidies for low-income people to purchase or rent homes by 11% over last year and have been increasing by 30% per year. He said that $ 100 million should be booked.
"The government is looking to reduce support, but Congress is working positively and hopes that the budget will increase," said Nan Norman, a support organization representative.