PIT Date: 1/26/2027

HIC and PIT Trainings

Tuesday, October 6th

Training Registration – Coming Soon

Dear Colleages,

 

We will hold our first trainings for the annual counts of housing inventory and people who are unhoused on Tuesday, October 6th. Registration is coming soon.See below for a message from our partners at Nutmeg regarding upcoming Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point in Time (PIT) trainings.

The HIC and PIT counts are our annual counts, required by HUD, of

  • all beds and units (HIC) dedicated to serve people experiencing homelessness
  • Includes emergency shelters, transitional housing, safe havens, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and other permanent housing (e.g. emergency housing vouchers)
  • the people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness (PIT) at a single point in time within the CoC.
  • Sheltered homelessness – people staying in emergency shelters, transitional housing or safe havens
  • Unsheltered homelessness – people sleeping in places not meant for human habitation that Street Outreach Programs and Youth Navigator Programs would encounter

The PIT count will take place on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, but we will complete most of the HIC in October and November. The blue underlined text sections are hyperlinks to register for the trainings. Please make every effort to have the staff responsible for the counts attend the training(s).

To help providers prepare, please review the 2027 PIT FAQ. Here is a summary of important dates to remember:

  • HIC Training: October 6, 2026.
  • HIC Confirmation Due Date: October 21, 2026.
  • PIT Training: January 6, 2027.
  • PIT Data Entry and Confirmation Due Date: February 2, 2027.

Key Preparation Steps for Providers:

  • Ensure that all clients are actively enrolled in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
  • Ensure that clients who are no longer receiving services have an exit date recorded in HMIS.
  • Street Outreach and Youth Navigator programs must see or speak with clients on the night of the count, or within 7 days after, to accurately verify where they slept on January 26, 2027.
  • Outreach staff must complete a Current Living Assessment (CLA) in HMIS or Engage indicating where the person slept on the night of the count.
  • Permanent housing programs, including Rapid Rehousing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), must ensure that client move-in dates are entered correctly.
  • RRH programs must verify that their PIT numbers match their Housing Inventory Count (HIC) numbers exactly.

For more information, a list of CAN Outreach Contacts, and further instructions on data cleanup, please read the 2027 PIT FAQ. You can also find additional resources and information by visiting the official CT HMIS PIT webpage at https://cthmis.com/pit/.

Sincerely,

CT BOS Team

Category: News

Author: Paul Schmitz