The results, which will be available soon, will likely show a rise in homelessness, similar to last year's 10 percent increase.
D.C. once again is participating in the annual point-in-time count, a controversial headcount of the a city’s unhoused population.
The Point-in-Time count, which is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a one-day snapshot and the state’s best estimate of its homeless population. Last year, the survey counted 12,680 people who were homeless, an increase of 24% from 2023.
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Last year, volunteers conducting the count recorded 9,435 people experiencing homelessness, down from 9,642 in 2023.
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Sarmiento pointed to the county’s latest point-in-time count, a federally required tally of people experiencing homelessness. The survey in early 2024 reported a 28% increase in homelessness compared to the 2022 count. Sarmiento said the count also found that only one in 12 people living in a shelter had been transferred into permanent housing.