there was a guy in Portland buying up rundown cheap rv's that do not have anything working, and renting them out to street people and actually making a profit.
it is not great to live like that, but I bet it beats the heck out of a tent or no shelter at all.
when I "lived" in my pickup truck I did my level best to stay far away from people, homes, neighborhoods .
I'm unusual in that demographic in that I do not drink or smoke or use any illegal or legal except tea and ibuprofen ....
imo there really needs to be some kind of place that someone who is working and cannot afford an apt can "camp" safely and legally.
govt exacerbates the problem with welfare and homeless shelters , people that really need to be in mental institutions and scammers/criminals live in so called "low income housing" and it is very difficult to be their neighbors if you have a job because they're always screaming/fighting and criminal activity - but often its all one can afford on a low budget.
The gov't puts the "no income" people there and they make life/sleeping impossible for working low income people