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and  \n‐ Has been homeless (as described above) continuously for at least 12 months or on at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 years where the combined occasions must total at least 12 months  \n‐ Occasions separated by a break of at least seven nights  \n‐ Stays in institution of fewer than 90 days do not constitute a break  \nFINAL RULE: CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS  \nChronically homeless means (cont. ):  \n(2) An individual who has been residing in an institutional care facility for fewer than 90 days and met all of the criteria in paragraph (1) of this definition, before entering that facility; or  \nFINAL RULE: CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS  \nChronically homeless means (cont. ):  \n(3) A family with an adult head of household (or if there is no adult in the family, a minor head of household) who meets all of the criteria in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition, including a family whose composition has fluctuated while the head of household has been homeless.  \nMAJOR CHANGES  \n• Four episodes must total 12 months  \n• Episodes are now defined by a break of 7 or more nights  \n• Families: children do not have to remain with parent(s) for all episodes to remain chronically homeless  \n• Replaced “disabling condition” with “homeless individual with a disability”  \n• New Recordkeeping Requirements under CoC Program  \nIMPACT OF CHANGES  \n• Emergency Shelters and Transitional programs are not expected to change the number of chronically homeless people served by their program with the final rule  \n• Emergency Shelter programs have the opportunity to support households who are chronically homeless with preparing documentation that will ease the process of accessing Permanent Supportive Housing Programs  \n• Only people staying in Grant Per Diem (GPD) programs for veterans maintain their chronic status  \nIMPACT OF CHANGES  \n• A community must execute due diligence to identify and engage all persons experiencing chronic homelessness  \n• To the extent that there are no persons meeting this definition, prioritize other eligible and high need populations—do not hold beds vacant  \n• HUD Notice CPD-14-012  \n• Some people that were previously considered chronically homeless will no longer meet definition while some that did not previously meet definition will now meet it  \n• Clarification on chronically homeless status in transitional housing and rapid re-housing  \n• Households lose chronic homeless status by entering transitional housing  \nDOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS  \n• Applies to any CoC Program-funded PSH that is required to serve those experiencing chronic homelessness  \n• Creates a reasonable, uniform standard to ensure consistency in how chronic homelessness is documented  \nDOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS  \n• PSH projects that dedicate or prioritize beds for chronically homeless individuals or families must maintain and follow written intake procedures:  \nEstablish the following order of priority for obtaining evidence:  \n• Third-party  \n• Intake worker observation  \n• Certification from the person seeking assistance  \nSELF-CERTIFICATION  \n• Each PSH program can have no more than 25% of households served in an operating year self-certify their chronic homeless status.  \n• Households can self-certify up to, but not over, three (3) months of homelessness and not count towards this 25% maximum.","cbCaidJXKRZNWGNO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidJXKRZNWGNO","pdf",195091,26,"English","# Defining & Documenting Chronic Homelessness\n## Final Rule: Chronic Homelessness\n## Major Changes\n## Impact of Changes\n## Documentation Requirements\n## Self-Certification","[{\"question\":\"What does “chronically homeless” mean under the final rule?\",\"answer\":\"It includes a homeless individual with a disability who has been homeless continuously for at least 12 months or has at least four separate occasions totaling at least 12 months, with breaks of at least seven nights. 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