Roundtable Discussion on HUD’s New Definition of Chronic Homelessness
April 13, 2016 2016 Spring ConferenceOn December 4th, 2015 HUD released its Final Rule on Defining “Chronically Homeless.” This rule provides new guidance on what signifies an occurrence of homelessness, and presents new challenges for CoCs that are seeking to understand the scale of chronic homelessness in their community. During this round table discussion, attendees will receive a brief overview of the new definition and of the resources out from HUD to support the implementation of this rule. The majority of this session will be an interactive discussion with audience members to understand what challenges and successes they have encountered so far in the implementation of the new rule, including lessons learned from the 2016 Point-in-Time Count.