Permanent housing in LA increased sharply last year. So why didn’t homelessness go down?

If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.that 2023 set a record for unhoused people entering permanent housing. Officials said the county’s rehousing system made 27,951 long-term housing placements last year, a 24% increase from the previous year.

And you might think all those move-ins led to fewer people experiencing homelessness. But homelessness actually plateaued in 2024, declining by an almost negligible 0.27% across L.A. County to a total of 75,312 people.That’s because, officials say, for every person placed into permanent housing, others are losing their housing and joining the ranks of L.A.’s unhoused.

“We have this apparatus that really should be making that kind of progress — driving down the numbers,” Nelson said. But corresponding increases in evictions “have the potential to really negate the really positive progress that we're making,” he added.Some people who fall into homelessness don’t lose their housing through formal eviction proceedings. The UCSF study found that many didn’t have a lease before they became unhoused.

“We have to keep talking about prevention,” Adams Kellum said. “If we're onto something here, and we can stem the tide of people falling in, that could be a really encouraging place to be.”The best way to keep tabs on your own local government is by attending public meetings for your city council or local boards. Here are a few tips to get you started.City councils usually meet at least twice a month, although larger ones may meet weekly.

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