Congress Moves to Make Veteran Homelessness Support Programs Permanent and Expand Eligibility

32,882 veterans were counted as experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024 — the lowest figure recorded since federal measurement began in 2009

Veterans were the only population group to see homelessness decline in 2024, as overall U.S. homelessness rose 18% to a record high of approximately 771,480 people

The VA's FY 2025 budget for homeless veteran programs is $3.2 billion, covering an estimated 300,000 veterans at various stages of housing instability

47,925 veterans were permanently housed in FY 2024 — the highest single-year total since FY 2019 — while nearly 90,000 held active HUD-VASH vouchers at year's end

H.R. 7047 was introduced January 13, 2026 with zero cosponsors and is currently in committee — no CBO score or floor vote has been scheduled