![]() Morrison Butler estimated the number of people experiencing homelessness right now in Chicago is just under 6,000 people, but the number would be larger if the department included those who live “doubled up” in a temporary shared living arrangement. Funding for the program was provided by the federal coronavirus relief package and the application process runs through November 15. ![]() The department recently reopened an online application portal for Chicagoans that are at immediate risk of eviction. She said her department’s focus is to “be as aggressive as we can around prevention.” When the statewide eviction moratorium is lifted, Morrison Butler expects another wave of homelessness. “There are 106,000 Chicagoans who are both housing insecure, rent insecure specifically, and also work in occupations that were really heavily impacted by the first wave of COVID,” she said at a virtual budget hearing Monday. Lisa Morrison Butler, Commissioner of the Department of Family and Support Services, said she anticipates a rise in the homeless population because of the economic fallout of the pandemic. The data is used to inform policy decisions and is essential in demonstrating need when applying for grant funding. Department of Housing and Urban Development, but the city performs the count every year. The count is mandated every two years by the U.S. January’s count was the first time the city’s seen a year-over-year increase in the homeless population since 2015. The city’s Point In Time survey, a citywide effort to count the homeless population on a single night, found 5,390 people living on the streets or in shelters, a 2 percent increase over 2019. In January, even before the pandemic, Chicago’s homeless population was already on the rise. CHICAGO - The number of people experiencing homelessness in Chicago is rising in 2020 as the city continues to struggle with coronavirus.
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