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Veteran Homelessness Drops Nearly 50 Percent Since 2010 > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article
This is great news. However, there is more work to do. We need to find a place for all our veterans who want one.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2016 — The Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs departments and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness today announced that the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States has been cut nearly in half since 2010.
White House officials said data shows a 17 percent decrease in veteran homelessness between January 2015 and January 2016 -- quadruple the previous year’s annual decline -- and a 47 percent decrease since 2010.
Through HUD’s annual Point-in-Time estimate of America’s homeless population, communities across the country reported that fewer than 40,000 veterans were experiencing homelessness on a given night in January 2016, officials said. The January 2016 estimate found slightly more than 13,000 unsheltered homeless veterans living on their streets, a 56 percent decrease since 2010.
This is great news. However, there is more work to do. We need to find a place for all our veterans who want one.