Housing and homelessness in Washington, by the numbers
In recent years, Washington lawmakers have changed zoning laws, poured money into new housing, created homelessness prevention programs, moved people out of encampments and boosted behavioral health support.
But is it working to reduce homelessness and alleviate strain on the affordable housing market?
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Homelessness has steadily gone up in Washington since at least 2016.
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Although Washington’s minimum wage is keeping up with rent inflation, people with low incomes, especially those on a fixed income, have not kept up. Housing costs increased from 89% to 124% of the income of a person receiving federal disability payments.
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