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1. United States
Veteran homelessness has declined in the U.S. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of veterans experiencing homelessness around the country halved. The 2022 Point-in-Time Count, a measure from a single night in January 2022 and the most recent data, shows an 11% drop between 2020 and 2022, from around 37,000 to 33,000 individuals.
In February, the Department of Veterans Affairs embarked on an ambitious effort to house the vast majority of homeless veterans. As of the end of September, the organization reported 34,373 housing placements.
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