Housing Insecure Population

Housing Insecure Population

The Point in Time (PIT) Count is a one-day snapshot of the persons experiencing homelessness on a given night and should not be interpreted as a measure of the number of people who experience homelessness over a year. Persons experiencing homelessness are divided into unsheltered and sheltered population categories and include not only people living on the streets, but also those residing in emergency shelters, safe havens and transitional housing units. All those experiencing homelessness who are sheltered on the night of the count are not included in the PIT figures shown below.

*Note: The 2021 Point in Time Count numbers are not comparable to the previous years’ counts. Typically, Continuums of Care (CoCs) conduct a PIT Count of both sheltered and unsheltered households. This year, due to COVID-19 related safety concerns, only six of the 27 CoCs conducted such a count; 10 CoCs did not conduct an unsheltered count; and others conducted a modified form of the unsheltered count. All CoCs conducted a sheltered PIT count. For those that did not conduct an unsheltered count, the CoCs reported zero unsheltered persons, resulting in an undercount of homelessness.

Exhibit 14: Point in Time Count: Seminole County Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Count

650 550 450344

350 250 150 210 313 288 252 372

209

50 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Source: Florida’s Council on Homelessness 2021 Annual Report12

12Florida Department of Children & Families. Annual Council on Homelessness 2021 Report.