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The complexity of measuring homelessness

Point-in-time counts provide only a part of the information we need to understand the size of the homeless problem, says researcher Dr. Ron Kneebone

8 February 2023

If we have trouble defining the problem, and defining how many people are experiencing the problem, then governments will struggle coming up with effective solutions.

Source: Calgary Point-in-Time Count Report, 2022

Source: Calgary Point-in-Time Count Report, 2022 and author’s calculations

Between 300 to 400 people each month enter an emergency homeless shelter who have never been in a shelter before.

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