Reimagining productive lives beyond homelessness Paula EscobarLuz Stella Rodriguez-NovoaPhillippe LeiteRaquel Tsukada July 22, 2026 This page in: English Español Portuguese

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/social-protection-pathways-beyond-homelessness Homelessness has surged globally, driven by socioeconomic shocks such as the COVID‑19 pandemic, internal and external migration, rising housing unaffordability, and unequal labor markets. While its scale and manifestations vary across countries and regions, homelessness has become a shared challenge across cities and metropolitan areas worldwide—placing growing pressure on already fiscally constrained public systems with competing spending priorities.