HMIS Point-In-Time & Housing Inventory Count

The 2024 PIT Count will be in January 2024.

2024 PIT/HIC Definition of Terms

The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a one-day unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families in the country. 

HUD requires that all Continuums of Care conduct a Point-in-Time Count each year during the last ten days of January. Programs that have beds dedicated to serve homeless individuals and families also conduct a bed inventory for the Housing Inventory Count (HIC).  

  • Durham and Orange CoCs will count on January 24th
  • NC Balance of State CoC will count on January 31st

PIT Timeline

Agencies using HMIS (only ES, TH, RRH, PSH, OPH)

Agencies that participate in HMIS will follow a very similar process to review and submit PIT and HIC data. NCCEH Data Center staff will pull reports, agency staff will review and correct data, and agency staff will submit finalized reports.

Quick summary of the 2024 PIT/HIC plan for the NC BoS CoC, Durham CoC, and Orange CoC: 

For ES and TH Projects

  • Submit complete and accurate D007 - 0630a Sheltered PIT Report by February 6th.

For RRH, PSH, and OPH Projects

  • Submit complete and accurate D006 - 0628 HIC Supplement Report by February 6th.

Submission Links

More details will be included in HMIS System Updates Meetings!

2024 Trainings

Overall Process

Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing trainings

HMIS participating ES and TH projects included in the HIC must verify and submit reports for the people served and the beds available on PIT night.

Rapid Re-Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Other Permanent Housing trainings

HMIS participating RRH, PSH, and OPH projects included in the HIC must verify and submit reports for the people moved into permanent housing units as of the PIT night.

Please visit our NC Balance of State-specific PIT and HIC webpage for more detailed information!

The Point in Time Count documents everyone experiencing homelessness on the night of January 31st. We count everyone who is unsheltered, in emergency shelters or transitional housing.

We also take a census of people who exited homelessness and are part of a rapid re-housing or permanent supportive housing program and will be counting all of the emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent housing beds and units in our system. This is called the Housing Inventory Count and helps us understand the capacity of our current system. 

The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed how we all operate. The PIT and HIC for 2024 will give especially important insight into the lasting impacts of the pandemic on our homeless services system and our clients' experiences.