Report Estimates Homeless Numbers

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its “2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates,” an annual snapshot of the number of individuals in shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings. The report found more than 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024, an 18 percent increase from 2023. Through targeted funding and interventions that utilize evidence-based practices, homelessness among veterans dropped to the lowest number on record. There was a nearly 8% decrease – from 35,574 in 2023 to 32,882 in 2024 – in the number of veterans experiencing homelessness. Among unsheltered veterans, the number dropped nearly 11 percent—from 15,507 in 2023 to 13,851 in 2024. The full report can be found at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2024-AHAR-Part-1.pdf.