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  • As 2014 begins, New York City’s homeless population continues to grow - World Socialist Web Site

    http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/01/03/home-j03.html

    As 2014 begins, New York City’s homeless population continues to grow
    By Elliott Vernon
    3 January 2014

    According to the 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) presented to Congress by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in November, nearly 64,000 people, including 22,000 children, are homeless in New York City.

    In 2013, the number of homeless in New York City increased by 13 percent compared to January 2012. New York State led the nation with the largest increase over 2012. These statistics, coming on top of federal cuts to unemployment benefits and food stamps, reveal the increasing misery in the city with the largest number of billionaires on the planet.

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