It's a complex issue, with profound humanitarian implications in our modern greed-based society.
I lived on the streets and in the bush for about ten years,so I have a nuanced view of this issue.
Supportive mental health/addiction case management in conjunction with free housing seems a promising way to alleviate the crisis.
Work training and community volunteer projects would be a logical aspect of such a project as well.
I have more questions than answers at this point,but action needs to be taken.

Free housing for all.

Absolutely. It’s better than allowing people to have to be homeless. Here, I understand it used to be part of public assistance. It wasn’t completely free, but a small part of the monthly stipend went towards housing, and the rest of the rent was covered by the state.

No exactly "free", but I support housing for the homeless/poor with the caveat that if they are physically/mentally capable of working they do some kind of public service in return for the housing. Even just a few hours a week if that's all they can manage.

We do have them, but it needs to be something well implemented or it'll be just a waste of money that will get abused.

Yup. Without a doubt. There's whole entire cities that have been abandoned and the houses are just boarded up sitting there and that's about it. So it's more of a waste on the taxpayer to not do anything about abandoned buildings than it would be to just renovate them for public use and put it to good use.

Housing should be available for all.

Maybe not that much, but it's amazing how a free rental suit for a week can help to get a job for example. A lot of homeless people are willing to improve, but are stuck in a catch 22. Just a little help to break the cycle can lift them into an upward spiral.

No - and we don't want housing for free, either.

We don't want shipping container homes that are hotter than Hell in summer and freezing cold in the winter - damp and mold are real issues and, once they set in, throwing out the little you had is the only cure.

Somewhere cool in the summer and warm in the colder months would be nice - along with an address that we can put on job applications... and access to the Internet so we can apply for work.

i agree to help those that once worked and contributed to the country and lost their home be cause of the times or bad in vestments but those that have not worked and left home when a teen and have never did anything but live off the goodness of others, no ,, no matter the reason being a vagrant is a way of life that hurts those that work for a living ,,

Definitely but only for a certain period of time. Especially in a case of disaster. Where are these people supposed to go?

Always do something that will help people in real need but has to be some kind of limits.

Absolutely.

Absolutely I do but it should be limited for anyone - not just those that fit a criteria. Too many people take advantage of it.

Do you not think art is important?

And yes i do support housing benefits...it also has an impact on crime rates

I took this last weekend at a metro in Berlin. I liked it, it shows a historical point in time