[lukeschlather]

> But most homeless people are the chronic homeless.

That's wildly inaccurate. Chronic homeless account for less than a fifth of the homeless population.

* https://www.usich.gov/goals/chronic

* Look at "Key findings": https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2015-AHAR-P...

[Asooka]

Interesting, but are the rest 80% homeless for long, or is it just that they are homeless for a bit, but as soon as they get back on their feet, someone else is already homeless?

[lukeschlather]

From the Definition of Terms section in the second link:

> Chronically Homeless Individuals are homeless individuals with disabilities who have either been continuously homeless for a year or more or have experienced at least four episodes of homelessness in the last three years.