Homelessness in LA County rose by 9% in 2023 over last year, with large percentage increases from the chronic unhoused and senior citizens.
in Los Angeles County rose by 9% over last year, with double-digit increases reported for those living unsheltered on the street, according to data released Thursday, June 29 by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.conducted Jan. 24-Jan. 26 this year reported that 75,518 people experience homelessness on any night in L.A. County, with the number of unsheltered individuals rising from 48,548 to 55,155, for a 14% jump.
“We are seeing people falling into homelessness faster than we can house them,” said Adams Kellum on Tuesday. “It is reflective of a trend we are seeing nationally: Unaffordable rent continues to be a driver of homelessness.” near the North Hollywood B Line Station. The group convinced Metro to bump it from 20% to 25%, but that still leaves 75% at market rates.
Those in cars went from 3,367 to 3,918 and in vans, from 2,330 to 3,364. Those living in makeshift shelters jumped from 4,786 to 5,049, the report found.“While outreach works. Interim housing works and permanent housing works, we have learned from the last two years or so that more coordination is needed. We’ve housed more people than ever but it is a scattered approach,” Adams Kellum said.
“We have had some who were taking care of a loved one get put out onto the street when that loved one dies. They lose their housing because he or she was helping them pay the rent,” she explained.
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