Our partners at Willamette Week have learned that Multnomah County budgeted but failed to spend more than $22 million from the Metro Homeless Services bond in the first half of the fiscal year.

This is the second year the county has underspent its allocated funds for the homeless crisis.

But with unsheltered people dying in the elements and homeless camps still prevalent across the Rose City, why isn’t that money being used?

WW reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined KATU’s Barry Mangold on Wednesday to talk about the story.

Click above to watch the segment and here to read more from Willamette Week.