U.S. Homelessness Hits Record High: Why and What To Do

Homelessness in the United States hit record highs in 2024. On
today's show: Jennifer Ludden, NPR national
correspondent covering housing and homelessness, and
Peter Hepburn, associate director of Eviction
Lab and an assistant professor of Sociology at Rutgers
University-Newark, explain some of the factors of why the rates
increased by double digits.