The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the latest point-in-time count of homeless veterans in Georgia showed a nearly 8% drop.
The news comes along with a national record low, as reported by the VA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
According to the data from the VA, the 2024 PIT showed a 7.85% decrease in homeless veterans in Georgia since 2023.
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Additionally, the department said there was an 11.7% reduction in homeless veterans since 2020 and a 55.56% drop since 2010.
HUD, the VA and ICH perform a PIT each year to count the number of sheltered and unsheltered people, and veterans, experiencing homelessness.
In Georgia, the latest PIT data showed 646 veterans were homeless in January 2024, down from 701 in 2023.
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