What Housing Supports Are Available For Veterans?

How veterans receive health care services is a topic of concern – and one we’ve covered recently (see How Many Veterans Use The VA As Their Primary Form Of Health Care?). But another concern rising to prominence is how veterans, especially those who are homeless, are housed.

To start, between approximately 529,000 and 840,000 veterans are homeless at some point over the course of the year (see National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Statistics). The federal government dedicated $1.64 billion in its 2015 budget to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for programs to house homeless veterans. Specifically . . .