{
  "id": 11152506,
  "title": "Shelter beds are not a long-term solution to homelessness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/shelter-beds-are-not-a-long-term-solution-to-homelessness",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/opinion/2026-10-01-shelter-beds-are-not-a-long-term-solution-to-homelessness/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Cape Town-based researcher with lived experience of homelessness argues that shelter funding should reward long-term exits into housing and livelihoods, rather than prioritising bed occupancy.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}