"On any given night in January of 2024, more than 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States, according to new data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. That value marks an 18% increase from 2023 and a new record high since HUD began reporting on homelessness in 2007. Â
The Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, released last Friday, uses the nationwide annual Point-in-Time (PIT) counts in the final 10 days of January to produce a snapshot of the nation's growing homelessness crisis. The 2024 report found homelessness reached record levels for almost every population included in the survey. Veterans were the only population to see a decline in homelessness, continuing a year-over-year trend. Â
But advocates and policy experts say that the annual point-in-time count ultimately fails to capture a holistic picture of homelessness in the U.S. With groups of people excluded from the count and the data released almost a year to the date of collection."
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