Family Homeless Status
Definition
Whether the family receiving assistance was homeless for one or more days during the report month.
Data Standards
Missing
Required beginning with the October 2015 report.
Out of Range
0 - 1:
0 = No, not Homeless
1 = Yes, Homeless
Internal Inconsistency
No internal consistency standard.
Field Size
1
Format (N)
Number
Guidance
Enter the one digit value indicating the family’s homeless status. Report the family as homeless if homeless for one or more days during the month. In reporting this element, Lead Agencies must use the term homeless as defined in section 725 of subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act. Note that a zero is used for a specific reason; for “unknown/not reported” use a blank or space.