Background

The HMIS Data Standards have been established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners to allow for standardized data collection on homeless clients from Continuums of Care (CoCs) across the county. The collection of these data elements are required to meet HMIS participation and reporting requirements from HUD and other federal partners. Periodically, new data elements are introduced to address gaps with current data collection.

The data elements included in this article have been added or edited under the FY2024 HMIS Data Standards, and will be implemented in HMIS as of October 1st, 2023. The data elements included in this article are required for all clients served in HOPWA-funded projects that participate in HMIS. Please review each data element for specific information regarding data collection requirements. For additional information on these data elements please review the FY2024 HMIS Data Standards Manual.

HMIS Data Standards Updates

The following data elements have been updated:

W1 Services Provided – HOPWA
W3 Medical Assistance
W5 Housing Assessment at Exit

W1 Services Provided

Project Type Applicability: Emergency Shelter - Entry/Exit Transitional Housing PH – Permanent Supportive Housing (disability required for entry) Services Only Homelessness Prevention
Data Collected About: All Clients
Data Collection Point: Occurrence Point

Revision: “Disorder” has been removed from the Substance Use services/treatment response.

W3 Medical Assistance

Project Type Applicability: Emergency Shelter - Entry/Exit Transitional Housing PH – Permanent Supportive Housing (disability required for entry) Services Only Homelessness Prevention
Data Collected About: All Household members with HIV/AIDS
Data Collection Point: Project Start, Update, & Project Exit

Revision: The “Receiving Public HIV/AIDS Medical Assistance" field and dependency responses have been removed from the element.

W5 Housing Assessment at Exit

Project Type Applicability: Emergency Shelter - Entry/Exit Transitional Housing PH – Permanent Supportive Housing (disability required for entry) Services Only Homelessness Prevention
Data Collected About: All Clients
Data Collection Point: Project Exit

Revision: The response language has been updated to say "Jail/prison" and "Deceased"