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[–] li10@feddit.uk 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The $10k for supportive housing seems insanely low…

I can’t imagine a government doing anything over the course of a year and it only costing $10k.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Single small bedroom with shared kitchen and bathrooms is pretty cheap. You probably want to spend a bit more though to help the homeless into a position, where they can take care of themself.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My first residence after the military was a common kitchen and living room with an exterior door and four bedrooms with a bedroom door at each corner with its own keyed entry. Each bedroom had its own closet and bathroom. So you needed an exterior door key and your bedroom door key to get to your room from the quad. It was one of my favorite places to live and I didn’t get along well with one of the other guys but we just left each other alone.

The building had eight of these quads per floor per building and it was two stories. Two buildings were connected on the second floor by an attached breezeway and paths to the stairs. The first floor had a rec room and facility office in leu of two of the center first floor quads.

[–] an_onanist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I agree. Where is this $800/MO housing? Especially when you recognize that most homeless live in cities where housing is more expensive than average.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Yea this isn't really believable to me for most cities.

In my Canadian city: "While each of the locations would have different operating budgets, the average annual cost is almost $111,759 per bed."

I don't get it