"Dallas' homeless czar outlined a plan on Monday to build 700 homes for chronically homeless people throughout the city within five years – at an estimated cost to taxpayers of $7.2 million to $18 million.

An additional $16.8 million would be needed from city and other sources to provide social services for people living in those homes.

The housing's actual cost would depend on the type of financing available, Mike Rawlings, who oversees solutions to homelessness for the city, told the City Council's Housing Committee."