Homeless numbers on the rise

Homeless numbers on the rise

It comes as no surprise to find that the numbers of homeless rose by 15% between 2022 and 2024, and this piece goes on to say they had already risen 42% between 2018 and 2022. TVA illustrates the problem with a story about store owners installing metal grilles so people can’t camp out in their doorways at night.

The number of people living in homelessness continues to rise in Quebec. According to a one-night census conducted in 2024, there has been a 15% increase in the number of homeless people hosted for the past year and a half. According to the report of the Ministry of Health on the enumeration exercise of hosted homelessness, carried out on the night of 23 April 2024, there has been an average annual increase of 42% in the number of homeless peopl…