Homelessness Definition
A budgetary unit experiencing homelessness is defined as a budgetary unit in which all the participants meet any of the following criteria:
●They do not have a fixed or regular nighttime residence.
●Their fixed or regular nighttime residence is expected to be lost within 14
calendar days(g) of the application date. Future housing cannot be secured before the loss of their fixed or regular nighttime residence due to
all of the following:
Lack of resources or income to secure future housing.
Lack of support from family or friends to secure future housing.
●The participants have as their primary nighttime residence any of the following:
A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary shelter to persons experiencing homelessness.
A halfway house or similar
facility(g) that provides temporary residence. When the facility provides meals, see
Residents of an Institution.
A Rent-free accommodation in the residence of another person for not more than 90
calendar days(g).
A place not designed or ordinarily used for sleeping including, but not limited to, any of the following:
●Car.
●Bus station.
●Hallway.
●Park.
●Sidewalk.
See
Budgetary Units with Special Circumstances for more information about participants experiencing homelessness.