If inflation on food goes up around 9% in one year caused by Covid and Putin primarily it would be expected that homelessness would increase exponentially nationwide

 Yes. 

Here is a quote it's more than I thought. It's 11.4% in one year not just 9%

Food costs spiked 11.4% over the past year, the largest annual increase since May 1979, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Sep 13, 2022

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