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Finding local data in HUD’s most recent national report on homeless veterans


By SB Anderson

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual update on the state of homelessness in the country was released a few days ago and showed continued progress in shrinking the number of homeless veterans in the past few years.

But like all such reports, the overall trend varies from state to state and city to city. To help you dig through and find those differences, we’re extracted the veteran’s section of the 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment (below), and include links below to spreadsheets with state data going back to 2007.

Bear in mind that these are not the definitive counts on the homeless or homeless veterans, and be sure to check the updated reports for each year, some of which include adjustments that HUD has made to supplement the one-night counts that are the foundation for the report. (Example: Look at Page 5 in the supplemental report here.)



Table from The 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Table from The 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Weekly update: Veteran’s disability claims backlog as of 11/23/2013


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 643,882 372,672 57.90% 172.3
Last week 644,436 374,571 58.10% 173.5
Change -554 -1,899 -0.20 -1
Year ago 819,768 554,587 67.70% N/A

Below: Claims pending (left) and backlog (right) by era served, as of 11/23/13. (Note: Includes disability and pension claims, so total numbers are higher than above). Pie charts are from the Veteran’s Benefits Administration.

11-25-13 Report -- Claims Pending

Weekly update: Veteran’s disability claims backlog as of 11/16/2013


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 644,436 374,571 58.10% 173.5
Last week 648,696 376,431 58.00% 172.8
Change -4,260 -1,860 0.10 1
Year ago 819,768 554,587 67.70% N/A

Below: Claims pending (left) and backlog (right) by era served, as of 11/16/13. (Note: Includes disability and pension claims, so total numbers are higher than above). Pie charts are from the Veteran’s Benefits Administration.

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Clear progress in reducing backlog of VA disability claims; kudos of CIR for the spark


By SB Anderson

A pat on the back this morning to the Center for Investigative Reporting, which shined a harsh light earlier this year on the enormous backlog of disability claims filed with the Veteran’s Administration. And it continued its push to get information out about the backlog, particularly with useful local market data.

The result? Big drops all the way around, as this info graphic that CIR released over the weekend shows.

Weekly update: Veteran’s disability claims backlog as of 11/9/2013


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 648,696 376,431 58.00% 172.8
Last week 651,288 382,473 58.70% 168.3
Change -2,592 -6,042 -0.70 5
Year ago 819,768 554,587 67.70% N/A

Below: Claims pending (left) and backlog (right) by era served, as of 11/9/13. (Note: Includes disability and pension claims, so total numbers are higher than above). Pie charts are from the Veteran’s Benefits Administration.

11-9-13-report-claims-pending

Weekly update: Veteran’s disability claims backlog as of 11/2/2013


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 651,288 382,473 58.70% 168.3
Last week 656,726 386,489 58.90% 178
Change -5,438 -4,016 -0.20 -10
Year ago 819,768 554,587 67.70% N/A

Below: Claims pending (left) and backlog (right) as of 10/5/13. (Note: Includes disability and pension). Pie charts are from the Veteran’s Benefits Administration.

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Weekly update: Veteran’s disability claims backlog as of 10/26/2013


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 656,726 386,489 58.90% 178
Last week 660,997 391,605 59.20% 180.8
Change -4,271 -5,116 -0.30 -3
Year ago 819,768 554,587 67.70% N/A

Below: Claims pending (left) and backlog (right) as of 10/5/13. (Note: Includes disability and pension). Pie charts are from the Veteran’s Benefits Administration.

10-26-13 disability report