Homeless definition

Homeless means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing. You may be homeless if you are living in shelters, parks, motels, hotels, public spaces, camping grounds, cars, abandoned buildings, or temporarily living with other people because you have nowhere else to go. Also, if you are living in any of these situations and fleeing an abusive parent, you may be considered homeless even if your parent would otherwise provide a place to live.

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Homeless means Homeless as defined in Section 420.621, F.S.

Homeless means anyone who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

Examples of Homeless in a sentence

• Inquiries for rapid response to unsheltered homeless may come from service providers, medical providers, law enforcement, City or County staff, stakeholders, the San Mateo County Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) App, or other community members.

• Lead/subgrantees providing direct service must enter client data into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) in accordance with the most current HUD HMIS Data Standards.

• Homeless outreach supports the to serve the unsheltered homeless population and assist them with returning to housing.

• Clarification from Stratford-on-Avon District Council: There has been a recent change to the Homeless Code of Guidance to make it explicit that that temporary accommodation should not be considered suitable for a family with children under 2 if there is not enough space for a cot and that housing authorities should support families to secure access a cot where needed.

• Homeless outreach program leadership will present at regional and county- wide steering and oversight meetings (outreach steering and oversight meetings currently exist in some regions and may be launched in other regions).

More Definitions of Homeless

Homeless means a) an individual or family which lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or b) an individual or family which has a primary nighttime residence that:

Homeless means anyone who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as described in the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Title IX, Part A of ESSA)

Homeless means lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime

Homeless in the ERDC program means lacking a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes living in an emergency shelter, shared housing with others due to loss of housing or economic hardship, staying in motels, cars, parks, public places, tents, trailers, or other similar settings.

Homeless means (1) lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; and has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised public or private shelter providing temporary accommodations or a public or private place not ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations for human beings, OR (2) displaced as a result of fleeing violence in the home; and has a temporary residence that is a supervised public or private shelter OR (3) certified by an agency involved in regularly determining Homeless status. OR (4) displaced as a result of a major disaster and receiving FEMA assistance. Homeless individuals are considered Homeless for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of move-in, according to Section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and 42(i)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Code.

Homeless has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on January 10, 2019.

Homeless means an individual who is physically present in this state, but is living in a park, under a bridge, on the streets, in a vehicle or camper, or is otherwise without a traditional dwelling, and also one who resides in this state but does not maintain a permanent address. The term does not include individuals who are temporarily domiciled or individuals residing in public or private shelters that provide temporary living accommodations.