New York expands use of hotels amid surge in homeless population
About 12% of the city's homeless people is housed in hotel rooms, compared with just 4% in January, a practice that critics say poorly serves the needs of families
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FACING a continued surge in the homeless population, New York City officials are aggressively expanding the costly and highly criticised practice of using hotels to plug gaps in the city's strained shelter system.
The increase has been stark: About 12 per cent of the total homeless population is now being housed in hotel rooms, compared with just 4 per cent in January.
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