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Comptroller: NYC Spent About $81,000 Per Unsheltered Person in FY2025

The findings intensify scrutiny of program funding, with costs projected to climb again in fiscal 2026.

NYC Sets December 2026 Closure for Last Migrant Megashelter

Ukraine, Council of Europe Step Up Reparations Drive With Claims Commission, Tribunal Effort, Bank Office Talks

Mexico’s Supreme Court Strikes Down ISSSTE’s Five-Year Rule for Concubinage Pensions

Hamburg Confirms 13 Homeless Deaths in January, Pledges Autopsy-Based Transparency

Crowdfund for Protected Witness Sonia Nears €463,000 as State Delays Transfer

Galicia Seals €150 Million Home‑Care Funding Pact Through 2028

L.A. County Approves $843 Million Homelessness Plan With Nearly $200 Million in Cuts

Compromís Claims Fourfold Rise in Homelessness in València as City Challenges Methodology

Nationwide PIT Homeless Counts Wrap Up as Weather Alters Plans and San Francisco Debuts Staff‑Only Morning Survey

Long Island Homelessness Hits Highest Level Since 2007 as Cold Snap Raises Risks

Teamsters Back California One-Time Billionaires Tax as Ballot Push Intensifies

French Charity Plans National Observatory on Solitary Elderly Deaths After 2025 Count of 32

TV Licence Enforcement Ramps Up With Detector Vans and 31 Million-Address Database

California Ties Homelessness Funds to Encampment Rules, Awards $419 Million to SF, LA and San Diego

Spain’s Elder-Care Shortage Persists as Waiting List Falls but Delays Lengthen

Buenos Aires Counts 5,176 People in Street Situation, Up 27% Year Over Year

Brazil's Street Homeless Population Reaches 365,822 in 2025, UFMG Study Finds

San Francisco Expands Free Child Care to 150% of AMI, Adds 50% Subsidy to 200% This Fall

IMSS Signs Deeds for First CECI Sites in State of Mexico as 1,000-Center Plan Advances