LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An annual survey that counts the variety of homeless folks within the Las Vegas valley is transferring to a schedule of performing the rely each two years, in accordance with Clark County officers.
The change comes after the latest rely confirmed a 20.4% enhance in a single 12 months, placing Southern Nevada at a 10-year excessive with the homeless inhabitants at 7,906.
(Courtesy, Clark County)
“The Southern Nevada Continuum of Care Board has opted to take advantage of the biennial cadence required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) PIT Count Minimal Standards. The Southern Nevada PIT Count will take place in the last 10 days in January of 2026,” a county spokesperson stated in an e mail assertion.
The PIT (point-in-time) Depend won’t happen this 12 months.
The county cited benefits to performing the rely each two years, together with “a greater dedication of time and resources to implement and evaluate effective homeless intervention strategies.”
Southern Nevada’s most up-to-date rely outpaced the remainder of the nation, which noticed a rise of 18.1%, in accordance with an Related Press report.
“We’re additionally hopeful this time will permit for extra thorough planning, complete volunteer coaching, and in the end, extra correct and dependable knowledge assortment. By extending the planning and recruitment interval, the biennial rely goals to draw and interact a bigger pool of volunteers, guaranteeing broader neighborhood participation.
Homelessness in Southern Nevada had been in decline earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic, but it surely has elevated yearly since 2021.
