He said, “A lot of people dont look at housing as a human right, but it is.” His view contrasts with many American, especially those in power, that do not believe this right is inline with the US constitution. Other terms
Recent homeless enumeration survey documentation utilizes the term unsheltered homeless. The common colloquial term street people does not fully encompass all unsheltered people, in that many such persons do not spend their time in urban street environments. Many shun such locales, because homeless people in urban environments may face the risk of being robbed or assaulted. Some people convert unoccupied or abandoned buildings ("squatting"), or inhabit mountainous areas or, more often, lowland meadows, creek banks, and beaches. Many jurisdictions have developed programs to provide short-term emergency shelter during particularly cold spells, often in churches or other institutional properties. These are referred to as warming centers, and are credited by their advocates as lifesaving. History
Early history through the 19th century
United Kingdom
Following the Peasants Revolt, English constables were authorized under 1383 English Poor Laws statute to collar vagabonds and force them to show support; if they could not, the penalty was gaol. Vagabonds could be sentenced to the stocks for three days and nights; in 1530, whipping was added. The presumption was that vagabonds were unlicensed beggars. In 1547, a bill was passed that subjected vagrants to some of the more extreme provisions of the criminal law, namely two years servitude and branding with a "V" as the penalty for the first offense and death for the second.
Life Stinks, a 1991 comedy film about a wealthy businessman who bets a corporate rival that he can live his life as a homeless man but finds out later on in the story that being homeless isnt easy or fun. The Saint of Fort Washington, a 1993 drama film where a homeless disabled man gets guidance from a friendly veteran as they cope with the realities of being on the streets. See also
Ghost town repopulation
Grave dwellers
Homeless Jesus, a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz depicting Jesus as a homeless person sleeping on a park bench, which since 2013 has been installed in many places across the world
Hunter-gatherers
Internally displaced person
Nomads
Right to housing

References
Further reading
External links
Homeless of New York – Article + Video Archived 26 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine – The Uncommon Magazine, by Avery Kim, 6 July 2016

Homeless Statistics for Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States, all data from around the year 2001. PBS, "Home at Last? ", NOW series program, first aired on 2 February 2007. The topic was what will most help homeless people reenter the fabric of society. Homelessness at Curlie
Homelessness in Europe FEANTSA is the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless is an umbrella of not-for-profit organizations which participate in or contribute to the fight against homelessness in Europe. About | Policy Scotland | Edinburgh PolicyScotland.org work with organisations across the country to input to policy changes and implement good practice
Report Card on Child Homelessness by the American Institutes for Research.