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As the US homeless population ages, cities must brace for new challenges
Executive Brief
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Recent findings from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies warn of increasing housing instability among the aging U.S. population. Municipalities must prepare for infrastructure and social service impacts as older adults encounter a combination of severe economic and social stressors.
- 01Older adults face a perfect storm of stressors increasing the risk of homelessness
- 02Cities require strategic planning to address rising housing instability among the elderly population
- 03Expert panels indicate systemic shifts in demographic needs for urban housing and support services
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Older adults are facing a “perfect storm of stressors” that could lead to more housing instability and homelessness, according to panelists at a Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies webinar.