Housing Move-in Date Corrections: Help tell the story

Housing Move-in Date is a key data element to track. It not only helps give a clearer picture of what is happening with a client, but it can also literally show whether a client is still homeless or housed.

As defined in the HMIS Data Standards Manual: Housing Move-In Date (3.20) is the date the client moved into permanent housing.

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• Housing Move-In Date needs to be between the client's Project Start Date and Project Exit Date.

• The Housing Move-In Date data element is only required for the Head of Household.

• This data element is only required for Permanent Housing projects, which includes Rapid Re-Housing.

• Though it is uncommon for Housing Move-In Date to be the same date as Project Start Date, it may be the same date as Project Start Date if the client moves into housing on the date they were accepted into the program.

You might be asking yourself how to identify any missing or erroneous Housing Move-in Date data you have. One way is to run the Quarterly Data Quality report. It can be run at any time of the year to help you assess your data. Housing Move-in Date errors will be found on the HUD UDE Detail tab. Click here for more information on the QDQ Report.

The ICA Knowledge Base has two articles that can help clean up your Housing Move-in Date questions and errors. The first provides some clarity for Project Start Date and Housing Move-in Date. Click here for that article. The second shows how to correct most Housing Move-in Date errors. Click here for that article.

As cold as data can feel at times, it does help tell a story. HMIS users can better represent client stories in data by having accurate information.