In 2023, HUD Helped More Than 424,000 Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness
From January 2023 through December 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is projected to serve 330,000 people through homeless service grants for Continuums of Care (CoCs), which represents a 15% increase from 2022, and to help more than 94,000 exit or avoid homelessness by working with public housing authorities (PHAs).
This latest data builds on progress and bold and innovative actions by the Biden-Harris administration to address the homelessness challenge head-on. From fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2022, the number of people who moved out of homelessness and into permanent housing increased 8% from 278,209 to 299,580, according to homelessness system performance measures reported to HUD from CoCs.
A key part of HUD’s efforts has been to enlist and support the more than 3,000 PHAs that administer public housing and housing vouchers to play greater roles in assisting people experiencing homelessness. In April, HUD coordinated an allocation of approximately 3,300 stability vouchers to PHAs who are formally partnering with CoCs who received $486 million in grants to address unsheltered and/or rural homelessness. In June, HUD issued updated guidance to PHAs on how they can further assist in efforts to address homelessness through their public housing and incremental housing choice vouchers, both of which can serve but are not exclusively targeted to people experiencing homelessness. In November, HUD issued a letter further highlighting all of these resources and flexibilities available to PHAs to help them address homelessness, including the opportunity to seek waivers and alternative requirements.