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Social Work and Homelessness

Although it isn't a new phenomenon, homelessness is a prominent contemporary social problem. Magnified by a lack of affordable rental housing, by larger numbers of persons with poverty and near-poverty income levels (including many who are employed full-time), and by an increased incidence of domestic violence, the economic recession of 2009 with its housing foreclosures ushered in a period of increased homelessness. Although the housing market is more robust, cutbacks in federal appropriations lower the levels of funding and impose stricter eligibility requirements for categorical programs such as public assistance, housing supports, food stamps, and Medicaid. Experts predict that the decreased availability of public assistance for families and the virtual elimination of safety net programs such as General Assistance will exacerbate situations of homelessness.

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