During fiscal year 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs placed 48,968 unhoused veterans nationwide into permanent homes, the agency announced Thursday.
The total represents the second-highest number of veterans housed since the department began tracking unique placements, averaging more than 4,000 veterans a month. The record high was set in fiscal year 2025, when the agency housed 51,936 veterans, according to the department.
| Fiscal Year | Veterans Housed |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | 48,968 |
| FY 2025 | 51,936 |
| FY 2024 | 47,925 |
| FY 2023 | 46,051 |
| FY 2022 | 39,868 |
| FY 2021 | 38,401 |
| FY 2020 | 44,048 |
| FY 2019 | 48,133 |
VA Secretary Doug Collins said the agency is working to find permanent homes for veterans to get them “off the streets and back on the path to self-sufficiency.”
The department outlined several steps it has taken since January 2025 to reduce homelessness among veterans. The agency said it has provided upward of $2 billion in grant funding to groups focused on the issue and established a $29 million fund in August 2026 to provide food, shelter, clothing and transportation services.
To help veterans keep their homes, the VA said it collaborated with mortgage companies, allowing upward of 164,000 veterans to prevent the loss of their homes in fiscal year 2026. This included launching a new Partial Claim Program in June 2026 to assist veterans facing financial struggles.
The department is also implementing a May 2025 executive order to establish a National Center for Warrior Independence for homeless veterans on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus. The center plans to offer living spaces and assistance to a maximum of 6,000 unhoused veterans nationwide by 2028. The agency said it has added more than 450 housing units to the campus since 2025.
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