Original sentence: According to Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page, expensive housing is the main cause of rising homelessness in the United States.In 2005, an estimated 100 million people worldwide were homeless, and as many as one billion people (one in 6.5 at the time) live as squatters, refugees, or in temporary shelters.The general category includes disparate situations, including:.The legal status of homeless people varies from place to place.internally displaced persons, who leave their domiciles because of civil conflict and are refugees within their country's borders.living in boarding houses without a private bathroom or security of tenure (tertiary homelessness)
Edited sentence: In 2005, an estimated 100 million people worldwide were homeless, and as many as one billion people (one in 6.5 at the time) live as squatters, refugees, or in temporary shelter, all lacking adequate housing.Internally displaced persons, persons compelled to leave their places of domicile, who remain as refugees within their country's borders.Scarce and expensive housing is the main cause of rising homelessness in the United States.The general category includes many disparate situations, including:.The rights of people suffering from the devastating effects of homelessness also vary from country to country.living in private boarding houses without a private bathroom or security of tenure (tertiary homelessness)