Number of Homeless Veterans Housed by VA Hits 7-Year High in 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in May to tackle the issue of homelessness among ex-military members.

Navy veteran, Jim, 64, is among the more than 200 people who live at the large encampment along Hiawatha and Cedar Avenues in Minneapolis, Minn., on Oct. 22, 2018. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans during fiscal year 2025, the largest figure in seven years, the department said in a statement released on Nov. 18.

In FY 2025, VA housed 4,011 more veterans compared to FY 2024 under the prior administration, it said.