Congress has indicated that jurisdictions should be collecting an array of data on homelessness, including unduplicated counts, use of services and the effectiveness of the local homeless assistance system. HUD has been directed by Congress to work with jurisdictions homeless data by 2004.

HUD's Strategy For Homeless Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting

Report to Congress: HUD's Strategy for Homeless Data Collection, Reporting and Analysis. Department of Housing and Urban Development (August, 2001).
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Progress Reports to Congress on HUD's Strategy

These annual reports to Congress describe the progress made in implementing HUD's Strategy for Homeless Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting since 2001.

• July 2008 (http://www.hudhre.info/documents/3rdHomelessAssessmentReport.pdf)
• May 2007
• March 2006
• March 2005
• March 2004
• May 2003
• May 2002

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