Eligibility and payment amounts are based on age, years of service and contributions to the plan. Although less generous than CSRS was, FERS is more generous than many corporate plans. Federal employees hired after 1983 are automatically covered by FERS, rather than CSRS. Civil Service Retirement System ...
Homelessness in Hawaii is a growing epidemic, and these statistics are heartbreaking: 1  Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2  At least 6,300 are homeless at any given day. 3  11% of those living without housing are children. 4  32% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian ethnicity.
Homelessness declined by 2 percent (or 13,344 people) between 2013 and 2014 and by 11 percent (or 72,718) since 2007. The 11% fall is almost certainly due to the recession. The state concentration makes sense because it matches state population: California accounted for 20 percent of the nationâs homeless population in 2014. Half of the homeless population in the United States was in five states: CA (20% or 113,952 people), NY (14% or 80,590 people), FL (7% or 41,542 people), TX (5% or 28,495 people), and MA (4% or 21,237 people). However, the swing among states was substantial: 1  Between 2013 and 2014, 14 states plus D.C. experienced increases in homelessness. 2  Homelessness decreased in 36 states between 2013 and 2014.