It’s not true that people move out of the state when they become homeless. Because their friends and family are here, they often stay. 75% of the homeless people in San Francisco are from here. The housing price matters because poor people here are generally only able to stay because of things like rent control, so once they lose their housing (for example through an Ellis eviction or a fire), it’s very difficult for them to get housing in the city again. So if they want to live in the city where their support network is, then the only option may be to live unsheltered or in their vehicle.
For those that can make it in another city (usually where a relative is willing to take them in), San Francisco is happy to pay for their transportation through the homeward bound program. Buying somebody a ticket out of San Francisco is the cheapest way for the city to make it look like it’s ending homelessness. But the city doesn’t actually track whether or not these people are able to make it wherever they end up.
Maybe when you say people go from can’t afford a home to moving to Boise, you are talking about people who can’t afford to buy a home, not people who can’t afford to rent a home
It’s not true that people move out of the state when they become homeless. Because their friends and family are here, they often stay. 75% of the homeless people in San Francisco are from here. The housing price matters because poor people here are generally only able to stay because of things like rent control, so once they lose their housing (for example through an Ellis eviction or a fire), it’s very difficult for them to get housing in the city again. So if they want to live in the city where their support network is, then the only option may be to live unsheltered or in their vehicle.
For those that can make it in another city (usually where a relative is willing to take them in), San Francisco is happy to pay for their transportation through the homeward bound program. Buying somebody a ticket out of San Francisco is the cheapest way for the city to make it look like it’s ending homelessness. But the city doesn’t actually track whether or not these people are able to make it wherever they end up.
Maybe when you say people go from can’t afford a home to moving to Boise, you are talking about people who can’t afford to buy a home, not people who can’t afford to rent a home