Number: RL34024
Title: Veterans and Homelessness
Authors: Libby Perl, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: The current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that it has served approximately 400 returning veterans in its homeless programs and has identified over 1,500 more as being at risk of homelessness. Both male and female veterans are overrepresented in the homeless population, and as the number of veterans increases due to the current wars, there is concern that the number of homeless veterans could rise commensurately.
Pages: 30
Date: April 4, 2008