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We have plenty of houses for the homeless. This is the worst part of the whole issue. We choose to keep people homeless even if there is plenty of housing. I believe there are 28 empty houses/homes for every homeless person.
Of course some people would argue that there isn't always enough empty houses in the area where homeless are. This is true, also some homeless people are so bad off they couldn't live in a house/apartment without some extra support. This is also true.
Regardless we can house most of the homeless but we actively choose not to. That is why I support housing first as the only proven way to tackle this issue.
https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Housing-First-Evidence.pdf
This is also because many places that have empty homes are really dangerous for and discriminatory against unhoused folks. So they are more likely to move to / survive in / stay at places where they have an easier time surviving because at least some shelter/social services exists, the locals aren't as murderous, the local cops aren't sweeping camps as often, things like giving food out for free isnt illegalized and because they can stay under the radar in the more anonymous big city.