Tampa Bay’s affordable housing crisis spurs rise in homelessness

Hillsborough County has seen a 4% increase in its population of unsheltered people and families since 2020.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:40 a.m. June 14, 2022
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A surge in housing costs in the Tampa Bay region has led to a 4% increase in the number of homeless people in Hillsborough County, according to new data from the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, whose annual point-in-time count was released on Tuesday.

 

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