However, for many landlords, the order created a financial burden of housing renters with no payments. Interestingly, this surging number of evictions led to a federal order to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The large volume of evictions left many people experiencing homelessness unhoused as shelters were forced to reduce capacity. The top cities where this occurs included Phoenix, Houston, and Memphis, spanning across the country and across different regional industrial centers. Notably, there was not one specific region in the country that was a center for COVID-19-related evictions. In the initial stages of our analysis, we looked at the states with the most eviction filings during COVID-19. The Cities Experiencing the Most Evictions Due to COVID-19 The results below reflect COVID-19’s impact on people experiencing homelessness during these extraordinarily difficult times. -Health care access for people experiencing homelessness.We paid special attention to the following factors: In light of this, we decided to conduct an analysis of the data available on homelessness around the country during COVID-19. We were interested in what the data would reveal. Still, the national statistics around these dual crises provide important insight into this issue. The realities of facing homelessness and the pandemic are different for every person and family. These non-emergency hotlines are able to connect thousands of people to food, financial assistance and health care resources. At United Way of the National Capital Area, we work closely with regional social services providers through our support of 2-1-1 social service hotlines. These challenges are faced by individuals across the country, including many in the nation’s capital. But the economic consequences of the pandemic have put more Americans at risk of entering homelessness. Social services have become more limited throughout 2020. Nowhere is this more evident than in the pandemic’s influence on homelessness and affordable housing.ĬOVID-19 has posed, and continues to pose, unique risks for people experiencing homelessness. But the pandemic has exacerbated national crises that existed long before the coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a unique set of public health challenges.
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