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ST: The Big Story, 11 Aug - Number of homeless people in Singapore fell during pandemic
The number of homeless people in Singapore fell slightly in 2021 despite the Covid-19 pandemic leading to homelessness spiking in many countries as unemployment and poverty rose. The second nationwide street count of the homeless here found about 1,000 people last year - 7% fewer than the first such count in 2019.In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Dr Ng Kok Hoe, a senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy to find out more about the findings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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