> Yes, and that's not going to change, so alternative solutions are required.

And which ones, bar building housing, should that be?

Locking them up for the crime of not being able to afford a home (or being judged too unworthy of credit by three ultra-large black box corporations) is inhumane and costs the government way more than just giving them outright cash.

Locking them up in mental wards has the same issues and there's a reason involuntary commitment fell out of favour - it's ripe for abuse.

And driving them off via whatever measures just shifts the problem elsewhere.