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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.