The Over-50 Homeless Population Jumps 20% Between 2007 and 2014
According to the most recent data available, the over-50 homeless population jumped 20 percent between 2007 and 2014, the result of an increase in late-Boomer and early-Xer poverty. The graying of America’s homeless poses problems for social service programs not accustomed to dealing with the impoverished elderly.