Doubled Up

So far, federal assistance has been inadequate to meet the needs of homeless and doubled-up families, said Maria Foscarinis, executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. ❋ Laura Bassett (2011)

Roman told HuffPost that up until 2009, the number of homeless and doubled-up families increased had been decreasing since 2005, due in large part to a big push to improve the U.S. homeless assistance system by moving it away from bandaid strategies, such as shelters and soup kitchens, and more toward lasting solutions. ❋ Laura Bassett (2011)

This year, about 30% of adults, 69.2 million people, are living in doubled-up households, compared with 27.7%, or 61.7 million, in 2007, according to a September report on income, poverty and health insurance from the Census Bureau. ❋ Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo (2011)

In addition to these increases, the number of families living doubled-up with others due to economic necessity increased by 12 percent to more than 6 million. ❋ Maria Foscarinis (2011)

Additionally, Ms. Lyon says, "there are untold thousands living doubled-up and at a high risk of homelessness." ❋ Melanie Grayce West (2011)

As the report notes, doubling up is a typical route to so-called "literal" homelessness: The report estimates that one in 10 of those who are doubled-up will eventually find themselves in shelters or on the streets. ❋ Maria Foscarinis (2011)

Couples, multigenerational families and people with no relationship to each other are joining the growing ranks of those who are in "doubled-up" households. ❋ Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo (2011)

Census says 69.2 million, or 30%, were doubled-up in 2011, up from 61.7 million adults, or 27.7%, in 2007. ❋ Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo (2011)

One major problem facing the growing population of "doubled-up" families is that they are currently ineligible for federal assistance through the primary homeless housing programs. ❋ Laura Bassett (2011)

One consequence: America's "doubled-up" population -- families that have lost their homes and moved in with friends or relatives -- has hit the 6 million mark. ❋ Sam Pizzigati (2011)

Officials said the high-level oversight and doubled-up reporting would help detect trouble. ❋ Unknown (2010)