What does it measure?

The number of people exiting homelessness to permanent housing is a critical determinant of the size of the homeless population. In Alameda County we would like to see growing numbers of people leaving homelessness to permanent housing from one year to the next. A steadily increasing number of people exiting homeless would indicate increasingly stable communities and foreshadow an end to homelessness.

How does it measure?

In System Performance Measure 7, HUD focuses on understanding where people exit when they leave the housing crisis response system. Permanent housing destinations include but are not limited to permanent supportive housing, subsidized rental housing, and unsubsidized rental housing. The numerator in the equation is the number of persons in ES, TH, and RRH projects who exited to permanent housing destinations. The denominator is the total number of persons in ES, SH, TH, and RRH projects who exited, plus persons in other permanent housing projects who exited without moving into permanent housing.

This performance measure is reported in cumulative, quarterly reporting periods that begin October 1st and end September 30th. The target is an annual goal.