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2012 Point-In-Time Count (PIT), Housing Inventory Chart (HIC), and a Tool for Determining Unmet Need. Utah State Community Services Office May 9, 2012. PIT Background. Annual census of homeless individuals in Utah for a single night (January 25 th , 2012)
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2012 Point-In-Time Count (PIT), Housing Inventory Chart (HIC), and a Tool for Determining Unmet Need Utah State Community Services Office May 9, 2012
PIT Background • Annual census of homeless individuals in Utah for a single night (January 25th, 2012) • Uses HUD’s definition of homelessness and PIT guidelines - includes those in emergency shelters, transitional housing and places not meant for habitation, does not include households that are doubled-up due to economic hardship • Number from a single night are “annualized” to estimate the number of persons that experience homelessness year-round • Inventory of housing also conducted • Data are used for planning and reporting
Utah Homeless Point-In-Time Count: Number on a Single Night: 2012
Housing Inventory Chart (HIC) • Number of Shelter Beds and Housing Units on a Single Night
Determining Unmet Need • Number of Homeless Persons on a Single Night (Point-in-time count) • Number of Shelter Beds and Housing Units on a Single Night (Housing Inventory) • Provider Assessment of what type of service persons need to end their homelessness (Unmet Need)
The actual housing situation for homeless persons relative to current inventory of shelter and housing
The redistribution of homeless persons based on what they need in order to end their homelessness relative to the current stock of housing