Homelessness represents one of the most visible and severe forms of housing instability. While housing instability reflects households at risk of losing housing, homelessness occurs when households lose access to safe, stable, and sustainable housing entirely. Understanding homelessness requires examining both how households enter homelessness and how quickly they are able to exit into permanent housing.
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