São Paulo just finished its
2021 Homelessness Census (they conduct them every year) and as it's a problem on rise pretty much everywhere, I decided to open this thread where we can discuss this issue.
Anyway, as happening elsewhere, São Paulo homeless population is growing very fast, 31% since the beginning of the pandemia and doubled since 2015:
2015: 15,905
2019: 24,344
2021: 31,884
There also other interesting data:
- The number that prefer to live in the streets over the shelters increased from 52% (2019) to 60% (2021);
- In 2019, 20% lived with another person; in 2021, this number increased to 28%;
- 39% are originally from the city, 20% from other cities in São Paulo state and 41% from other states;
- 35% are on streets due family problems, 29% for alcohol/drugs, 28% because lost a job/ income;
- The number of tents on streets increased a lot: from 2,051 (2019) to 6,778 (2021);
Source:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidi...ao-paulo.shtml