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Without income you can get rent support up to 80%, but there is also an absolute upper limit which is much lower than the rent in large towns like Helsinki. So you can't just rent a 1000 € apartment and expect to get 800 € from social security -- the reality is around half of that.

Any homeless problems are usually due to larger underlying personal issues.

Is that claim supported by any facts?

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From litterally the first Google result:

"Long-term homelessness is a case of prolonged or repeated homelessness , which is often associated with poverty, in addition to severe psycho- social problems such as substance abuse and mental health problems , crime and violence . This group is estimated to comprise about 40-50 percent of all homeless people living alone."

http://www.asuntoensin.fi/asunto_ensin/asunnottomuus

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