Increased HUD spending leads to self-sufficiency among homeless

Increased HUD spending leads to self-sufficiency among homeless

A survey released Thursday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) shows a program sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is successfully helping homeless people around the country become self-sufficient.

HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo said the USCM annual Survey on Hunger and Homelessness cited both the Clinton Administration's increased funding and HUD's Continuum of Care initiative for a 16 percent increase in transitional housing for homeless families and a 5 percent increase in Single Room Occupancy housing.

HUD has invested nearly $5 billion in programs to help homeless …