"Even though we are helping more people annually move from homelessness into permanent housing every year, we're still seeing more people entering homelessness than exiting on an annual basis, said KJ Kaminski, the director of the county's office of supportive housing, in an interview. I think the point-in-time count reflects that reality that the lack of affordable housing and wage gaps are contributing to housing insecurity for thousands of our neighbors and pushing them into homelessness every day."
"The federally mandated point-in-time census aims to count every homeless individual in the county over the course of two days in January. While it's used to quantify homelessness and determine funding, it represents only a snapshot in time and is not a full picture of homelessness throughout the year. For the 2025 census, the county changed some of its methodology in an effort to ensure a more accurate count."
Santa Clara County's 2025 point-in-time count recorded 10,711 people experiencing homelessness, an 8.2% increase from 2023 and a record total. Fifty-eight percent of those surveyed were homeless for the first time. The majority of new cases resulted from job loss, family issues, health problems, and evictions or rent increases. A new 60-page report shows more people are entering homelessness than exiting annually despite increased moves into permanent housing. The federally mandated two-day January census is a funding and planning snapshot. County officials and volunteers surveyed 1,534 individuals, with 83% previously living in the county and 73% reporting a disabling condition.
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