Homeless definition

Homeless means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing. You may be homeless if you are living in shelters, parks, motels, hotels, public spaces, camping grounds, cars, abandoned buildings, or temporarily living with other people because you have nowhere else to go. Also, if you are living in any of these situations and fleeing an abusive parent, you may be considered homeless even if your parent would otherwise provide a place to live.

Homeless means Homeless as defined in Section 420.621, F.S.

Homeless means anyone who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

Examples of Homeless in a sentence

• The City plans to retain a Homeless Coordinator who can help the City understand its homeless community and assist in the development of a homeless plan that reflects the current challenges and opportunities.

• APRs must be submitted for each individual project type (i.e., Rapid Re-housing, Homeless Prevention, or relevant project) reports as demonstrated within the Quarterly Outcomes Reporting.

• Capture data in real-time in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) on all participants served and all significant services rendered.

• HMIS ‌ Lead/subgrantees providing direct service must enter client data into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) in accordance with the most current HUD HMIS Data Standards.

• Measured as “Households Served” minus those exited to non-permanent situations (Households Exited to Temporary Housing Situations; Households Exited to Institutional Situations; Households Exited to Homeless Situations; Households Exited to Other Destinations).

More Definitions of Homeless

Homeless means a) an individual or family which lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or b) an individual or family which has a primary nighttime residence that:

Homeless means anyone who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as described in the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Title IX, Part A of ESSA)

Homeless means lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime

Homeless in the ERDC program means lacking a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes living in an emergency shelter, shared housing with others due to loss of housing or economic hardship, staying in motels, cars, parks, public places, tents, trailers, or other similar settings.

Homeless means (1) lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; and has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised public or private shelter providing temporary accommodations or a public or private place not ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations for human beings, OR (2) displaced as a result of fleeing violence in the home; and has a temporary residence that is a supervised public or private shelter OR (3) certified by an agency involved in regularly determining Homeless status. OR (4) displaced as a result of a major disaster and receiving FEMA assistance. Homeless individuals are considered Homeless for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of move-in, according to Section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and 42(i)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Code.

Homeless means an individual who is physically present in this state, but is living in a park, under a bridge, on the streets, in a vehicle or camper, or is otherwise without a traditional dwelling, and also one who resides in this state but does not maintain a permanent address. The term does not include individuals who are temporarily domiciled or individuals residing in public or private shelters that provide temporary living accommodations.

Homeless means the same as defined under the federal Continuum of Care Program, at 24 CFR 578.3, as may be amended and renumbered from time to time. “Homeless” includes “Chronically Homeless” and “Homeless with a Disability”.