I agree with you except that some may feel content with their current lifestyle and not look at permanent housing as "improving their lives." Probably some prefer the simpler lifestyle of just trying to meet daily needs.
You are absolutely right about our do-nothing, lame politicians being clueless and all they are currently doing is wasting money pushing them from place to place. They are working on the symptoms but not the root of the problem. As cost of living and even future property tax increases go up, we may be faced with even more homelessness. :(