Cheat Sheet: Housing Status And Program Type Eligibility
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4Cheat sheet: Housing Status and Program Type Eligibility
Housing Status and Program
Where did you sleep last night? (Program Entry)
Type Eligibility
Category 1 – Homeless
An individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a
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public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used for,
Emergency Shelter
human beings. Includes, but is not limited to:
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Transitional Housing
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a car
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PH: Rapid Re-housing
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park
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PH: Permanent
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abandoned building
Supportive Housing
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bus or train station
(disability requirement)
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airport
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PH: Permanent Housing
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camping ground
with Services (no
An individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately
disability requirement
operated shelter designated to provide temporary living
for entry)
arrangements, including:
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PH: Housing Only
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Hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State or local
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Day Shelter
government programs for low-income individuals or by
charitable organizations
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Safe Haven
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Congregate shelters
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Street Outreach
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Transitional housing for homeless persons
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Services Only
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Coordinated Assessment
An individual who is exiting an institution where he or she resided
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Other
for 90 days or less who resided in an emergency shelter or place not
meant for human habitation immediately before entering that
institution.
NOTE: If a client is in a hotel or motel, paying for it without
assistance from an organization or government program, they are
NOT Category 1 – Homeless.
Category 2 – Imminent risk of
Housing loss in 14 days: An individual or family who will imminently
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losing housing
lose their primary nighttime residence
provided that:
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The primary nighttime residence will be lost within 14 days of the
Services Only
date of application for homeless assistance;
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Homelessness
No subsequent residence has been identified;
Prevention
The individual or family lacks the resources or support networks
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Coordinated Assessment
needed to obtain other permanent housing.
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Other
Examples of imminent housing loss include:
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Being evicted from a private dwelling unit (including housing
they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing
with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by
Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income
individuals or by charitable organizations);
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A primary nighttime residence may include housing an individual or family owns, rents, or lives in without paying rent, are
sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income
individuals or by charitable organizations
Definitions per HUD’s
2014 HMIS Data Standards Manual
Last Revised 9/15/2015
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