For years, the number of homeless people has been rising in Europe. But not in Finland. The country's Housing First program aims to eliminate the problem by 2027. But how?
Don't worry too much about the debt, Canada has loads of debt and we are letting our politicians dismantle healthcare and education while homes are unaffordable and there are massive homeless encampments in pretty much every city/town. But voters are apathetic or don't understand anything about our political system so it only gets worse
I think America has the largest debt in the world and they don't even have public healthcare (and also loads of homeless)
So having some debt but actually getting public services is really putting you ahead of most of the world!
Not saying you shouldn't worry about expenses/value, but countries carrying debt is normal
The program is also beneficial from an economic point of view, says Kahila. Since the beginning of the program, Housing First has found an apartment for 60 percent of Finlandโs homeless population. Since 2012, the state has calculated that it has saved almost 32 million euros annually as a result, with most of that savings coming in the healthcare sector. "Hardly any other country can present such positive statistics," says Kahila.
Unless you're against universal healthcare, this doesn't seem to be costing the state money.