Annual Homeless Assessment Reporting (AHAR)

The Annual Homeless Assessment Report(AHAR) is a report to the U.S. Congress on
the extent and nature of homelessness in the United States. It provides counts of the
homeless population and describes their demographic characteristics and service use
patterns. The AHAR is based on local data from Point-in-Time counts, Housing
Inventory Counts, and Homeless Management Information Systems.

The data account for any person who spends at least one night in an emergency
shelter, transitional housing program, or permanent supportive housing program during a 12 month reporting period,from October 1 to September 30 of the following year.

Data are reported separately for individuals and people in families in the following reporting categories:
1. Emergency Shelters for Individuals (ES-IND);
2. Emergency Shelter for Families (ES-FAM);
3. Transitional Housing for Individuals (TH-IND);
4. Transitional Housing for Families (TH-FAM);
5. Permanent Supportive Housing for Individuals (PSH-IND); and
6. Permanent Supportive Housing for Families (PSH-FAM).

AHAR Reporting Deadlines:

November 15, 2012:
First draft of data on All Persons

December 14, 2012:
First draft of data on Veterans

January 15, 2013:
Final draft of data on All Persons completed and confirmed by communities

January 22, 2013:
Final draft of data on Veterans completed and confirmed by communities


For more information, visit the www.hudhdx.info website