mohit recent blog: Aug 2, 2011

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assess the rate of the nation's homeless. This is a report of their findings, not only the number of people currently living on the streets, but also prevention and rapid re-housing program, HUD homeless (HPRP), including the impact of the releases.

This year's report, released in March, according to the homeless numbers are largely unchanged between 2009 and 2010 - an impressive feat considering the country's economic and housing problems. In addition, the number of people remained homeless for long periods of time.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed by Congress in 2009, it allocated $ 1.5 billion for HPRP.HPRP during the first year, about 700,000 people received assistance. About 77 percent of them were kept from becoming homeless, and the remaining 23 percent benefited from the "rapid re-housing," which either permanent residence or temporary shelters in the early roads were closed.

Those who have already lost their homes, HPRP to do more than just put them in temporary shelters. The overall goal is to help them in their own solid financial foundation that enables to maintain permanent housing is acquired. HPRP programs, non-HUD grantees, and HUD Continuum of Care (COC), and needy families (TANF) Temporary Assistance to work in partnership with other government programs are running. Program participants do not receive funding directly from HPRP. Instead, money, landlords, utility companies and other third party is directed to institutions, as to the scope of the program.

HPRP financial support, either short or medium term rental assistance (3 to 18 months), utility deposits and payments, housing, security deposits, moving costs, and lower hotel stays can be given as vouchers for is. HPRP $ 1.5 billion more than the allotted 820 million is designated for these and similar activities. Approximately 450 million legal services, credit repair and counseling, and housing is allocated to assist with searches and placement.

Despite reports of positive trends, there is some concern that the homeless rate has remained stable, mainly because families are sharing the space, a separate study, HUD found that the more - the crowds have increased five-fold - It shows that there is still a substantial need for assistance and affordable housing units.

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