how much money does san francisco spend on homeless
Homelessness in San Francisco In 2014, the city of San Francisco spent $167 million annually on housing homeless residents.[5] In 2016, total spending (including housing and treatment) was believed to be $241 million annually.[8] However, much of this spending is focused on housing the formerly homeless, or those at risk, but not the currently homeless.[9][10] The city's shelter program has approximately 1,200 beds, and several hundred people on the waitlist.[11] Even with 1,200 shelter beds and several hundred on waiting list, most homeless avoid the shelter for various reasons such as: overcrowding, safety, and rules that amongst other things separate people experiencing homelessness from their possessions, pets, and loved ones. In 2015 a radical new shelter called the Navigation Center was created to addressed these issues. [12]