2013 PIT Survey Results

1. 2013 HOUSING STATUS
SURVEY RESULTS
A Report on the Sheltered and Unsheltered Homeless in Billings

2. HUD Defined Homeless
To be counted as homeless under HUD’s definition,
respondents had to indicate that they slept at one
of the following 5 locations on January 24th, 2013:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Outside or other place not meant for sleeping;
Emergency shelter;
Domestic violence shelter;
Motel or hotel paid for by a
voucher; or
Transitional housing program
for homeless persons.

3. HUD Defined Homelessness in Billings
5% Increase
from last
years PIT
results
For every
10,000
people living
in Billings, 33
are homeless
Homelessness in Billings from 2006 to 2013
450
Number of Homeless
338 HUD
Defined
Homeless in
Billings
400
402
378
350
293
300
322
312
338
294
258
250
200
150
100
50
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

4. Sleeping Location

Of the 338 homeless in Billings, 44% slept in an
emergency shelter and 39% slept outside or in a place
not generally meant for sleeping.
1%
3%
13%
Outside
39%
Emergency Shelter
Domestic Violence Shelter
Motel/Hotel Paid by Voucher
44%
Transitional Housing Program
for Homeless

5. HUD Defined Homeless in Montana


1,936 individuals were homeless in Montana on January 24, 2013
For the past 3 years, 17% of Montana’s homeless population has lived
in Billings
Montana Homeless Count Compared to Billings
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,616
1,418
1,331
28%
378
0
1,289
1,150
1,000
500
1,936
1,845
1,756
2006
25%
18%
293
258
2007
2008
24%
312
2009
Total Montana Homeless Meeting HUD's Definition
25%
402
2010
17%
294
2011
17%
17%
322
338
2012
Total Billings Homeless Meeting HUD's Definition
2013

6. 2013 Homelessness Across Montana
Missoula
reported 439
homeless, the
largest
congregation of
homeless in
Montana
439
450
400
338
350
Number of Homeless
Despite having
the largest
population in
Montana, Billings
does not have
the largest
homeless
population
500
338
Billings
Helena
300
300
250
183
200
195
150
100
83
50
0
Bozeman
Great Falls
Butte
Kalispell
Missoula

7. HUD Defined Homeless in Billings
Age of Billings Homeless
Of the 338
homeless in
Billings, 48
are children
140
129
120
100
72
80
60
67 are
considered
chronically
homeless
59% of
respondents
were male;
41% were
female
20
0
41
35
40
6
8
62-64
Over 65
7
Under 18
18-24
25-30
31-50
51-61
Race/Ethnicity of Homeless in Billings
250
204
200
150
90
100
50
0
18
White
Hispanic or
Latino
13
American Indian Black or African
American
or Alaskan
Native
0
8
Asian
Native Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander

8. Overall Homelessness in Billings
THIS SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION WILL ANALYZE THE DATA
INTERNALLY DEVELOPED BY THE CITY OF BILLINGS AND THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA CONTINUUM OF CARE USING A
MORE ENCOMPASSING DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS.

9. Overall Homelessness Defined
HUD
Defined
Homeless
HUD Defined Homeless

Outside

Domestic Violence Shelter

Motel/Hotel paid by voucher

Transitional housing program
Overall
Homeless
Precariously Housed
Emergency Shelter

Precariously
Housed







Friends/Family; on emergency basis,
short term
Friends/family, voluntarily, long term
Motel/hotel paid by self
Hospital
Jail
Psychiatric facility
Substance abuse treatment

10. Overall Homelessness in Billings






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803 overall homeless individuals living in Billings
162 homeless families
94 homeless families with children
225 homeless children (28%)
14% of our Homeless are Veterans
466 homeless head-of-households
376 HUD Defined Homeless

11. Sleeping Location
33% of those
homeless in
Billings are
living with
friends or
family on an
emergency,
short-term
basis.
Hospital
2
Other
3
Substance Abuse treatment facility
4
Jail
5
Domestic Violence Shelter
11
Psychiatric facility
15
Motel Paid by Voucher
26
Motel Paid by Self
44
Transitional Housing
59
Friends/Family voluntarily, long-term
20% are
living in an
emergency
shelter
90
Outside
118
Emergency Shelter
163
Friends/Family, emergency basis, short-term
264
0
50
100
150
200
250
300

12. Face of Homelessness in Billings
The Billings
homeless
population is
primarily
Caucasian
males
127 individuals
self identified
as Native
American
Gender of Homeless in
Billings
Male
60%
Female
40%
Ethnicity/Race of Homeless in Billings
300
280
250
200
150
127
100
50
0
27
White
Hispanic or Latino
14
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native
Black/African
American
2
Asian

13. Age of Billings Homeless
250
225
Number of Homeless
200
150
138
129
95
89
100
73
50
18
0
17 or Under
18-24
25-34
35-44
Age
45-54
55-64
64 or Over

14. Education/Disabling Conditions
Education
229
250
200
150
107
100
74
50
0
19
9th grade or
lower
High school or
GED
24
Some college, no Associate degree Bachelors degree
degree
6
Graduate or
professional
degree
Disabling Conditions
160
138
140
120
100
94
91
80
60
60
40
22
20
0
0
Physical Disability
Developmental
Disability
Chronic Health
Condition
HIV/AIDS
Mental Health
Problem
Substance Abuse
Problem

15. Income/Non-Cash Benefits
Non-Cash Benefits
214 Billings homeless have no
reported income
Section 8/Public Housing/Rental Assistance
TANF Services
41 homeless individuals have a
full-time job and 71 individuals
have a part-time job
8
7
VA Medical Services
WIC
Income
250
214
12
Medicare
150
50
18
State Children's Health Insurance
200
100
17
71
29
Medicaid
41
106
60
16
8
24
13
SNAP
268
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300

16. Causes of Homelessness in Billings
Conflict with
family or
friends was
the most
frequent
reason
respondents
left the last
place they
called home.
Rent problems
was the
second most
frequent
response.
Reason for Leaving Last Home
Fire
2
Housing Condemned
4
Aged Out of Foster Care
4
Went into the Hospital
10
Overcrowding
15
Sudden & Unexpected Change in Income
28
Domestic Violence
32
Went to Prison/Jail
47
Evicted other than for Rent Problems
48
Rent Problems
65
Conflict with Family or Friends
107
0
20
40
60
80
100
120

17. Assistance Most Needed to End
Conditions of Homelessness
Respondents
most
frequently
identified a
job as the
assistance
they most
needed to
become
housed again.
Services/assistance most needed to become housed
Utility payments
2
Legal services
4
Rent arrears
4
Utility deposit
4
Outreach and engagement
6
Credit repair
8
Moving cost assistance
8
Case management
13
Financial assistance
28
Health related assistance
29
Security deposit
38
Short-term rental assistance
46
4-18 months rental assistance
46
Mental health/substance abuse treatment
50
Housing search and placement
61
Job
74
0
10
20
30
40
50
Number of Homeless
60
70
80

18. This presentation and the analysis of the
2013 point-in-time homeless count in Billings
was developed by:
Kelly Fessler
AmeriCorps VISTA
Billings Metro VISTA Project
City of Billings, Community Development Division