Addressing Objective 6
The data below shows that many homeless people may neither meet the HEARTH Act priorities, nor be able to be rapidly rehoused without assistance.
Maricopa County HMIS Homeless Single Adults Data 2013
Total Single Homeless Adults 9,084 (100%)
Older (Age 45 – 61) 3,975 (44%)
Disabled 4,081 (45%)
Disabled, Not Chronically Homeless 3,021 (37%)
(4,081 disabled – 1,060 chronically homeless)
No Income Reported 5,629 (62%)
(Reported “$0,” “Unknown” or “Refused”)
With the aging of the homeless population and the SSDI backlog, the assumption that "newly homeless" people who are older or disabled will rapidly leave homelessness is no longer true. Until communities have SOAR and other income access programs in place and very effective, they may need assistance providing adequate bridge housing.