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HOMELESS
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Definition: An indication that an individual lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and has a primary nighttime residence that is: 1) a supervised, publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); 2) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or 3) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. (See Section 103 of the McKinney Act for a more detailed description of this data element.)
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Name
Desc
Group/EDENCode
N
No
N
Y
Yes
Y