VA Surpasses Goal to Help 41,000 Veterans Overcome Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced that between October 2023 and August 2024, it housed 43,116 veterans experiencing homelessness, and 96.3% of those veterans have not returned to homelessness.
This surpasses VA's fiscal year 2024 goal to house 41,000 veterans one month before the end of the fiscal year.
VA also announced progress in the Greater Los Angeles area, providing 1,647 homeless veterans with permanent housing so far this fiscal year—the most of any city in America (for the third year in a row) and exceeding VA’s FY 2024 goals for this region by 2.6%. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s recent Point-in Time count revealed a 22.9% reduction in veterans experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles between 2023 and 2024.