2022 PIT and HIC Data Corrections: What Agencies Need to Know

The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count took place on Wednesday, January 26th. All clients served in Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing projects are included in this count, regardless of provider funding source.

The Housing Inventory Count (HIC) runs in parallel to the PIT Count each year. Together, they help communities answer the question: how many beds are there for how many people? CoC Coordinators collect HIC data directly from agencies about all homeless-serving lodging projects (ES, TH, and PH types).

In preparation for this year's PIT and HIC submission, we are asking all HMIS-participating Emergency Shelter (ES), Transitional Housing (TH), and Permanent Housing (PSH, RRH, PH S, PH HO) project types to run the 281 - Quarterly Data Quality Monitoring PIT Night report to check for errors and make corrections. You do not need to submit your scores to the QDQ portal.

Please refer to the PIT/HIC HMIS Data Corrections Guide for guidance on running that report and instructions for correcting your data. Your deadline to correct this data is Friday, March 4th.

The ICA PIT/HIC Crew will assist agencies with completing clean-up for client location and adult only Relationship to Head of Household data element errors.

After March 4th, if there are outstanding corrections to address when comparing Housing Inventory Count (HIC) information to PIT Count information, we may reach out again for targeted corrections.

The Unsheltered and Non-HMIS Count (PIT LIVE and Aggregate Form)

We will work with CoC Coordinators and PIT Leads to review survey data entered into PIT LIVE and the Aggregate Form, highlight potential errors, and make corrections throughout late February and early March. 

This is an ongoing process so please watch for clarification requests from your CoC Coordinator or PIT Lead. 

Questions? Contact our Helpdesk at mnhmis@icalliances.org.