Eligible Veteran

Active Duty - Served at least one day on active duty and received a discharge or release under conditions other than dishonorable (includes time spent in basic training)
OR
National Guard/Reserve Members - At least one day of federal active duty (see 38 U.S.C. § 101(22)(23)) and received a discharge or release under conditions other than dishonorable - (does not include active duty for training (ex. Basic Training or Advanced Individual Training (AIT))
OR
National Guard/Reserve Members - Received a service-connected disability resulting from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty (active or inactive duty for training) (see 38 U.S.C. § 101(24)

 

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Categories of HVRP Eligibility

 

Veterans Experiencing Homelessness

This includes:

  • Veterans experiencing homelessness defined in subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
  • Veterans who were homeless but found housing during the 60-day period preceding the date of HVRP enrollment

Veterans Participating in a Partner Program

This includes:

  • Housing and Urban Development – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) or Tribal HUD-VASH
  • Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996
  • Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) (Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) or Prevention)

Veterans Transitioning from Certain Institutions

This includes:

  • Is a resident of a penal institution or an institution that provides long-term care for mental illness; and
  • Is at risk of homelessness absent referral and counseling services provided under the program

Veterans At Risk of Homelessness

This includes:

  • Veterans who, at program entry, are at risk of homelessness within 15-60 days (veterans who are at risk of homelessness within 14 days are considered at “imminent risk” and are defined as homeless) (see 38 U.S.C. § 2021); OR
  • Veterans recently released (within the last 18 months from date of enrollment) from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness.

Veterans who meet one of the categories above must also meet both criteria listed below:

  • at risk of losing their current housing with no alternative safe housing options immediately available to prevent them from moving to an emergency shelter or other circumstances described in the homeless veteran definition, and
  • do not have sufficient resources to prevent housing loss, e.g., financial, social, and house stability determinants. (See VPL 02-26 Appendix)