Brent ToderianJul 8, 2023

This is REALLY important.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness.

#Finland #Helsinki #homeless #cities #homes
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

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Rutger Bregman's book 'Utopia for Realists' has many examples like this of simple, obvious solutions to social problems that would actually save governments money.

But that's the point. They save governments money. But to the asset rich (landlords, shareholders, etc) it is the threat of homelessness, unemployment, poverty, that keeps us working for them, paying rent to them, etc...

Jul 8, 2023 at 6:53amWeb