By The Numbers: 25 November 2024
47,925
The number of homeless veterans housed by the VA in FY 2024, according to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release.
The VA surpassed "its goal to house 41,000 Veterans by 16.9%". This represents "the largest number of Veterans housed in a single year since FY 2019. VA also ensured that 96% of the Veterans housed during this time did not return to homelessness. This follows last month’s announcement that VA had surpassed its FY 2024 housing goal a month early."
Ending Veteran homelessness is a top priority for VA and the entire Biden-Harris Administration. Since FY 2022, VA has permanently housed nearly 134,000 homeless Veterans, and the total number of Veterans experiencing homelessness in the U.S. has fallen by over 4% since early 2020 and by more than 52% since 2010. Other data points:
47,925
The number of homeless veterans housed by the VA in FY 2024, according to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release.
The VA surpassed "its goal to house 41,000 Veterans by 16.9%". This represents "the largest number of Veterans housed in a single year since FY 2019. VA also ensured that 96% of the Veterans housed during this time did not return to homelessness. This follows last month’s announcement that VA had surpassed its FY 2024 housing goal a month early."
Ending Veteran homelessness is a top priority for VA and the entire Biden-Harris Administration. Since FY 2022, VA has permanently housed nearly 134,000 homeless Veterans, and the total number of Veterans experiencing homelessness in the U.S. has fallen by over 4% since early 2020 and by more than 52% since 2010. Other data points: