Housing Funding Cut in Illinois Budget as Homelessness Increases

Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction.

Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases – Capitol News IL

The latest data on homelessness in Illinois from an October report by a Department of Human Services task force shows the state had 25,787 unhoused people on the night of the annual “point in time” count in January 2024 — a 116 percent increase from 2023. The increase is largely driven by migrants who have been sent to Illinois by other states.