In St. Petersburg, more and more people find themselves on the street due to the inability to rent housing.
According to research by Nochlezka and the If to Be Precise project, in the past the main reason for homelessness was moving from another area in search of work. Now the first priority is the inability to pay rent. At the same time, people who have recently lost their homes are turning to us more and more for help.
Nochlezka notes that since 2022, the average length of time homeless before seeking help has dropped from seven to roughly four to five years. According to the CEO of the organization, Danil Karamorov, this is not due to the improvement of the aid system, but to the appearance of a large number of new homeless people due to the instability. The exact reasons remain to be investigated.