Many people in the United States are very close to being in a homeless situation at any given time. Which of the following clients would be at highest risk for becoming homeless?
A) A retired couple receiving Social Security and Medicare
B) A veteran living in a veteran's home
C) A migrant farm worker living with his family
D) An estranged teenager working at a fast food restaurant
Ans: D
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The homeless population encompasses a diverse array of people. Included are disabled or chronically ill people whose benefits do not provide for permanent housing; people on fixed incomes who cannot afford housing; veterans estranged from their support systems; street youth whose families have rejected them; documented and undocumented immigrants; those incarcerated in the criminal justice system; and unemployed and underemployed people who work but do not earn enough to pay ongoing housing costs. The teenager mentioned here likely has the fewest social, family, governmental, and financial resources.
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