HUD reports dip in homelessness

HUD said there was a 0.4 percent decline in homelessness, based on its annual "point-in-time" estimate that tries to measure homelessness during one night every January.

Besides the dip in overall homelessness, data reported by more than 3,000 cities and counties indicated a 7 percent drop in homelessness among veterans and those experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness, HUD officials said.

The Obama administration's plan to end homelessness is called Opening Doors -- a roadmap by 19 federal agencies involved with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, along with local and state partners in public and private sectors, HUD said. The plan seeks to end veterans and chronic homelessness by 2015, and end homelessness among children, family, and youth by 2020.



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