{"id":73692,"date":"2023-12-15T18:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T18:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/15\/homelessness-among-veterans-jumps-more-than-7\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:07:34","slug":"homelessness-among-veterans-jumps-more-than-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2023\/12\/15\/homelessness-among-veterans-jumps-more-than-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Homelessness among veterans jumps more than 7%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The number of homeless veterans<\/a> rose more than 7% from 2022 to 2023, the largest such yearly jump since federal officials launched a nationwide focus on the problem more than a decade ago. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development<\/a> on Friday, officials saw an increase of more than 2,400 veterans without stable housing during their annual point-in-time count conducted last January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That put the total number of veterans experiencing homelessness that night in cities across America at 35,574. Advocates for homeless veterans <\/a>have noted that the actual number of veterans dealing with housing issues is likely even higher, given the limitations of the single-night survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The increase in homeless veterans<\/a>, meanwhile, was less severe than the rise in homelessness in the general population (12%) and is still 4.5% below veteran levels reported in 2020. The 35,574 estimate is also less than half the 74,000 estimate in 2010, when the White House and Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> launched a series of high-profile initiatives targeting the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\t