[leosanchez]

> But it will not benefit the poorest - social welfare schemes do that, but anti-homeless measures cancel it out.

Can you explain what you mean by anti-homeless measures ?

[Attrecomet]

"Hostile architecture" is a keyword to search here if you are more interested in the topic -- aka architecural elements meant to discourage certain segments of the population from existing in certain spaces.

[instagraham]

The other comments address it well. In the Indian context, I'd say it's all the slum demolition drives that have happened of late, often with questionable reimbursement if any.

[ambicapter]

Spikes on ledges and floors, splitting up a park bench with armrests, all measures intended on preventing homeless from sleeping there.