How do you determine the start and end date for the Housed with service?

How do you determine the start and end date for the Housed with service?

• A. Start date is the first day the client was enrolled in the program; end date is the night before exit; for permanent housing start date is the day moved into housing; end date projected for active enrollments to the maximum; for permanent housing project up to the 5th anniversary
• B. Start date always the enrollment date; End date always the exit date
• C. Start date when service is provisioned; End date when service ends
• D. Start date is the first day of tenancy; End date is exit day

Answer: (A)

In HMIS, you record when a client actually begins receiving services in a housing program and when that enrollment ends. For Housed with service, there are two scenarios to capture accurately: non-permanent housing versus permanent housing. For most enrollments, you mark the start date as the first day the client is enrolled in the program and the end date as the last day of service (often the night before the official exit) so the record shows the full span of enrollment up to the exit. However, when the client is in permanent housing, you switch the start date to reflect the tenancy itself—when the client moved into the housing—and, if the client is still actively enrolled, you project the end date forward to the program’s maximum allowed duration (up to five years for permanent housing). This combination ensures the dataset accurately reflects both the actual move-in for permanent housing and the anticipated duration of stay when there isn’t a known exit yet. Other options fail to account for the tenancy start in permanent housing or to address how end dates are handled for active enrollments.

In HMIS, you record when a client actually begins receiving services in a housing program and when that enrollment ends. For Housed with service, there are two scenarios to capture accurately: non-permanent housing versus permanent housing. For most enrollments, you mark the start date as the first day the client is enrolled in the program and the end date as the last day of service (often the night before the official exit) so the record shows the full span of enrollment up to the exit. However, when the client is in permanent housing, you switch the start date to reflect the tenancy itself—when the client moved into the housing—and, if the client is still actively enrolled, you project the end date forward to the program’s maximum allowed duration (up to five years for permanent housing). This combination ensures the dataset accurately reflects both the actual move-in for permanent housing and the anticipated duration of stay when there isn’t a known exit yet. Other options fail to account for the tenancy start in permanent housing or to address how end dates are handled for active enrollments.