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The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

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7Inventory 1National Estimates <strong>of</strong> Beds<br />

<strong>in</strong> the United States<br />

<strong>Homelessness</strong> <strong>in</strong> the United States<br />

Data source: HIC 2007–2017<br />

EXHIBIT 7.1: Inventory <strong>of</strong> Beds for Homeless<br />

and Formerly Homeless People<br />

2007–2017<br />

353,800<br />

340,906<br />

318,673<br />

300,282<br />

284,298<br />

267,106 274,786 277,537<br />

264,440264,629<br />

236,798<br />

238,708 249,497<br />

219,381 225,840 229,206<br />

211,451 211,222<br />

214,425 221,610 197,192<br />

211,205 205,062207,589 185,332<br />

188,636 195,724 200,623 201,879<br />

173,224<br />

159,784<br />

144,749<br />

120,249<br />

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017<br />

Emergency Shelter<br />

Transitional Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Permanent Supportive Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Note: <strong>The</strong> number <strong>of</strong> Permanent Supportive Hous<strong>in</strong>g beds <strong>in</strong> 2015 is lower<br />

than orig<strong>in</strong>ally reported <strong>in</strong> the 2015 AHAR. <strong>The</strong> PSH <strong>in</strong>ventory was reduced<br />

by 539 beds <strong>in</strong> the Riverside City and County CoC.<br />

400000<br />

This section describes the nation’s capacity to<br />

350000 house homeless and formerly homeless people<br />

us<strong>in</strong>g hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ventory data submitted by<br />

300000 communities each year. <strong>The</strong>se data provide<br />

estimates <strong>of</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> beds for two types<br />

250000<br />

<strong>of</strong> projects available on the night <strong>of</strong> the Po<strong>in</strong>t-<strong>in</strong>-<br />

Time count:<br />

200000<br />

1. Shelter projects, serv<strong>in</strong>g people currently<br />

150000 experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness: Emergency<br />

Shelters, Transitional Hous<strong>in</strong>g projects, and<br />

100000<br />

Safe Havens<br />

2. Permanent Hous<strong>in</strong>g projects, serv<strong>in</strong>g<br />

formerly homeless people: Rapid<br />

Rehous<strong>in</strong>g, Permanent Supportive Hous<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

and Other Permanent Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

EXHIBIT 7.2: Distribution <strong>of</strong> Bed Inventory<br />

By Type, 2017<br />

Rapid<br />

Rehous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Transitional<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

44.3%<br />

Beds for People<br />

Experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Homelessness</strong><br />

Other<br />

Permanent<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

10.4%<br />

13.4%<br />

5.8%<br />

30.9%<br />

Emergency<br />

Shelter<br />

Permanent<br />

Supportive<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

39.4%<br />

55.6%<br />

Permanent<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g Beds<br />

Note: <strong>The</strong> small share <strong>of</strong> Safe Haven beds (0.1%) not <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> this exhibit.<br />

On a S<strong>in</strong>gle Night <strong>in</strong> January 2017<br />

• 899,059 beds available on a year-round basis<br />

were available <strong>in</strong> emergency shelters (ES), safe<br />

havens (SH), transitional hous<strong>in</strong>g (TH), rapid<br />

rehous<strong>in</strong>g (RRH), permanent supportive hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

(PSH), or other permanent hous<strong>in</strong>g (OPH).<br />

• For the second consecutive year, a larger share<br />

<strong>of</strong> beds was dedicated to hous<strong>in</strong>g people who<br />

were formerly experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness (56%)<br />

rather than to provid<strong>in</strong>g temporary places to<br />

stay <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> emergency shelters, safe havens, or<br />

transitional hous<strong>in</strong>g programs (44%).<br />

• Of the 399,439 beds dedicated to shelter<strong>in</strong>g<br />

people currently experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness, 70<br />

percent were ES beds, and 30 percent were TH<br />

beds. Less than one percent <strong>of</strong> these beds were<br />

provided through SH projects (0.4%).<br />

• Of the 499,620 beds <strong>in</strong> hous<strong>in</strong>g for formerly<br />

homeless people, 71 percent were <strong>in</strong> PSH.<br />

Smaller shares were <strong>in</strong> RRH (19%) and OPH<br />

(10%).<br />

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