"And people with severe mental health or substance use issues were screened out of the initiative"
Just to keep in mind. I assume that's only some (small?) fraction of the homeless.
Just to keep in mind. I assume that's only some (small?) fraction of the homeless.
Not that surprising because everyone can get atleast 1200 Euro a month if you can't get a job [1]. And there is a bunch of additional money (like huurtoeslag -> extra money to be able to pay the rent, etc.) you are entitled to if you are in low / no income. So most homeless people here have other problems then just money.
[1] https://www.henw.org/artikelen/gezondheidsproblemen-bij-dakl...
[2] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/bijstand/vraag-en-a...
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaign...
Technically, I was "homeless" for 7 months in my life--but it was a planned thing, at no point did I ever not have a roof at night, but a few of those nights it was a tent roof.