The program is relatively new. I'd expect there to be a latency period during which the formerly homeless adjust to their new lives and find employment before all the cost savings can be properly calculated.
Honestly, I suspect a net-zero effect on costs would be sufficient to justify the policy economically. That's less sexy than predicting savings, though.
I hope so, although I can imagine right-wing pundits grumbling about "the moral hazard of giving these folks homes on a silver plate, when so many spend the majority of their adult lives paying for theirs."
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