VA's Fiscal Year 2024 Homelessness Goals
On March 14, 2024, VA announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 goals for preventing and ending Veteran homelessness. Specifically, from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, VA will:
- Place at least 41,000 homeless Veterans into permanent housing.
- Ensure that at least 95% of the Veterans housed in 2023 do not return to homelessness during the year.
- Engage with at least 40,000 unsheltered Veterans to help them obtain housing and other wraparound services.
Progress Update
From October 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024:
- 34,764 Veterans have been permanently housed, representing 84.8% of the goal. VA is currently on track to meet this goal but is monitoring it closely to ensure that homeless Veterans are connected to the housing resources they need.
- 97.0% of the Veterans housed so far have remained in housing. 1,039 Veterans have returned to homelessness, representing 3.0% of the Veterans housed. VA is monitoring this goal closely to ensure that Veterans stay housed or are re-engaged by VA services if they return to homelessness.
- 31,294 unsheltered Veterans have been engaged, representing 78.2% of the goal. VA is currently on track to meet this goal but is monitoring it closely to ensure that unsheltered homeless Veterans are connected to the housing resources they need.
VA is hosting a monthly Office Hours Call Series to support communities in achieving this goal. Recordings of these calls will be posted here.
Call Recordings
- Office Hours Call Recording - Technical Specifications - April 4, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - Lessons Learned from 2023 - May 2, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - Enhancing Collaboration among Programs - June 6, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Targeted Outreach Best Practices - July 11, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Timely Access to VA Interim Housing Programs - August 1, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
If you have questions about these goals or want to know how you can help, email HomelessVets@va.gov