Homelessness: The Problem Of Being Homeless

Homelessness describes the situation of an individual or family without secure, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it, which is the result of societal or systematic barriers, a lack of affordable housing, the individual/household’s financial, rational, emotional, behavioral or physical challenges, and/or racism and inequity. The experience of being homeless is generally gloomy, undesirable, stressful and frightening. Some news has arisen regarding this homelessness issue. This is because; homelessness is not an individual problem. It is a national problem and has a long term impact on the society and economy. This is why every year since 2000; National Housing Day has helped raise awareness …show more content…
A study shows that, providing someone with a home actually saves taxpayers money — approximately $34,000 per person annually. It has found that, if a person is housed, they spend 85 per cent fewer days in jail and 67 per cent fewer days in hospital (Nenshi, 2015). It is a positive motivation for the providers as they are getting benefited and of course a positive motivation for the homeless people as they are getting roof over their head and they are getting secured life. It is hard to spend the days and nights living on the streets, camping in parks or squatting in empty lots. It has an impact on a person’s mental and physical health, and makes it difficult to focus on anything other than day-to-day needs. This is why providing home will help them to focus on other things. It is a win-win situation for both and the nation as well, as it will help to improve the economic …show more content…
Since homelessness is a national problem, it’s our duty to solve this problem. There are so many problems associated with homelessness like high rate of severe crime, addictions and so forth. If we can solve this problem first we will be able to solve other problems. Illumination of this problem will help the homeless people to focus on important things, which is economically and socially beneficial. A study shows Canada spends about $7 billion a year on the homeless people, but finding permanent housing for them in Alberta would only cost $18,000 per individual. It costs less to house a homeless person than to respond to the health-maintenance and other effects of life on the street. Cities alone cannot solve homelessness; however the government should support and collaborate to solve the