Is an individual or family that is receiving Rapid Re-Housing
Assistance considered chronically homeless for purposes of remaining eligible
for permanent housing placements dedicated to serving the chronically homeless?
Yes. Program participants that are receiving Rapid Re-Housing
Assistance through programs such as the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)
Program, the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, the Supportive Services for
Veterans Families (SSVF) Program, or the Veterans Homelessness Prevention
Demonstration Program (VHPD) maintain their chronically homeless status for the
purpose of eligibility for other permanent housing programs dedicated to
serving the chronically homeless, such as HUD-VASH and CoC-funded permanent
supportive housing (so long as they meet any other additional eligibility
criteria for these programs). Program participants maintain their chronically
homeless status during the time period that they are receiving the rapid
re-housing assistance. Rapid re-housing is a model for helping homeless
individuals and families obtain and maintain permanent housing, and it can be
appropriate to use as a bridge to other permanent housing programs.
It is important to note that although the program participants
in rapid re-housing are considered chronically homeless for purposes of
eligibility for other programs, the housing itself is still considered
permanent housing; therefore, these program participants are not considered
chronically homeless (or homeless) for counting purposes, and must not be
included in the CoC's sheltered point-in-time count.
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