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Controller’s draft needs assessment: inflow outpaces exits, single adults show high behavioral-health needs
Summary
The draft 2025 Homeless Needs Assessment presented to the committee finds that inflow into homelessness is outpacing exits, with single adults accounting for the largest share of people experiencing homelessness and higher rates of behavioral-health needs; families and TAY counts rose, in part because of methodology changes.
The controller’s office presented initial findings from the draft 2025 Homeless Needs Assessment to the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee on Sept. 25, emphasizing that inflow into homelessness appears to outpace exits and that program inventory and service types may need adjustment.
“This assessment found that higher shares of single adults face health barriers in comparison to families,” the presentation said, summarizing a range of linked administrative data, the 2024 point-in-time (PIT) count and qualitative sources. The assessment reported about 7,000 households counted during the 2024 PIT; when annualized to reflect inflow and service use throughout the year, the report estimated roughly 20,000 households experienced homelessness in 2024.
Key findings the controller’s staff flagged: the PIT showed a roughly 7% increase in homelessness since 2022…
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