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Vital Mission Ending Homelessness Among Veterans

Vital Mission Ending Homelessness Among Veterans. Methodology. Analyzed Veterans Affairs CHALENG dataset Data has limitations should be used as rough guidelines, not precise estimates. Analyzed Census Bureau American Community Survey All confidence intervals are 90 percent level

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Vital Mission Ending Homelessness Among Veterans

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  1. Vital Mission Ending Homelessness Among Veterans

  2. Methodology Analyzed Veterans Affairs CHALENG dataset • Data has limitations should be used as rough guidelines, not precise estimates. Analyzed Census Bureau American Community Survey • All confidence intervals are 90 percent level • Bivariate analysis for differences among veterans

  3. Far too many veterans are homeless Approximately, 336,00 over the course of the year In 2006. Number has not changed dramatically - 194,000 2005 Veterans make up approximately 26 percent of the homeless population, but only 11 percent of adults over 18

  4. Causes of Homelessness Among Veterans Primary driver: lack of affordable housing • Veterans have additional obstacles: • Physical health and disability – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) • Mental health and substance abuse - PTSD • High occupation demands • Overseas for long periods • Employment and Skills Transfer • VA Service Capacity and Service Utilization

  5. Chronic Homelessness Conservative Estimate 44,000 to 66,000 Total Homeless Veterans 195,827 Source: GAO estimate and author’s tabulations

  6. Rising Concern About Female Veterans2 to 4 times more likely than nonveterans • Women will make up 10 percent of veterans by 2010 • At high risk of homelessness, sexual assault and victimization, which is linked to PTSD • 63,594 female veterans face severe rent burden; more likely to have rent burden than male counterparts Photo take by Dottie Guy

  7. Rising Concern about Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans • Early reports of requests for housing and services • Very little data available; 400 homeless? • High rates of PTSD and TBI • Impact of all volunteer force? • 8 percent of renters have severe rent burden

  8. Veterans Are Generally Well-Housed Source: Author’s tabulations of ACS 2005

  9. But There is a Subset of Veterans with Risk Factors for Homelessness 89,553 to 467,877 Source: Author’s tabulations of ACS 2005

  10. Solutions: Research points towards affordable housing • Supported housing (HUD-VASH) • Rental assistance • Prevention

  11. Ending Homelessness Among Veterans • Risk assessment process homelessness prevention pilot program • Permanent supportive housing (housing linked with services) by 25,000 • Veterans housing vouchers by 20,000 • Create a shallow housing subsidy program for veterans with rent burden Cost Estimate $6.4 billion

  12. Vital Mission Ending Homelessness Among Veterans November 2007 Mary Cunningham Meghan Henry Webb Lyons www.endhomelessness.org

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