Baltimore Sun

Homelessne­ss declines by 8 percent in Maryland

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Homelessne­ss in Maryland decreased by more than 8 percent between 2015 and 2016, according to statistics the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmen­t released Thursday. The number of homeless in the state fell to 7,689 from 8,390 the previous year, an 8.4 percent decrease, the department found. Maryland has seen a 29 percent decrease in homelessne­ss in the state since 2010. The agency’s statistics are based on point-in-time estimates, which survey the homeless population on a single night each January. Homelessne­ss among veterans in the state was down 22.2 percent (or 159 people) in the same span, the statistics said. On a single night in January 2016, HUD said, 555 veterans were homeless. Long-term homelessne­ss in Maryland declined by more than a quarter — 26 percent, or 483 people — between 2015 and 2016, HUD said.

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