The Homeless Management Information System

Publication Date: November 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Social conditions

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Beginning in 1998, Congress directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop a process for collecting data on the homeless. Together with local communities, HUD began in 2001 to implement a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The process is ongoing, with the first Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) expected in early 2006. This report, which describes previous attempts to count the homeless, the development of HMIS, and its current progress, will be updated as events warrant.