Everyone Counts in the Effort to End Veteran Homelessness
The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is an annual effort led by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to estimate the number of Americans, including Veterans, without safe, stable housing. It is one of the tools used to assess progress each year toward VA's priority goal of ending homelessness among Veterans.
The January 2022 PIT Count
The national snapshot of Veteran homelessness showed that:
- The total number of Veterans who experienced homelessness was 33,136 – a decrease of 11% over January 2020, the last year a full PIT Count was conducted.
- The estimated number of Veterans experiencing homelessness in America has declined by 55.3% since 2010.
- Breaking this down further, 19,572 Veterans experienced sheltered homelessness, and 13,564 Veterans experienced unsheltered homelessness.
- Veterans who experience sheltered homelessness often live in places such as emergency shelters, transitional housing programs or other supportive settings.
- Veterans who experience unsheltered homelessness live in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, abandoned buildings and literally on the street.
The next PIT Count is set to take place this January.
Source: https://www.va.gov/homeless/pit_count.asp
