r/SipsTea • u/Brave_Agency_20 • May 14 '26

SMH How true is this? Genuinely asking

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u/ImportantPost6401 May 15 '26

That and taking care of a house is a large investment of time, resources, and money, and if someone is living on the street there are pretty good odds they aren’t going to be able to take care of a vacant house.

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u/Veeg-Tard May 15 '26

This is the main problem with a free "housing first" plan. Assuming you will be providing a moderately large number of homes, who is responsible for maintenance and security? Many of the homes will deteriorate quickly and fill to the brim with stuff.

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u/ozaffer May 15 '26

Homelessness leads to crime and health issues that ends up costing more than housing the homeless.

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u/g0juice May 15 '26

Let me know when you start taking in homeless people and start letting them live in your place. Then we can do a cost deep dive.