Reminder
HIC Due
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Dear Colleages,
This email serves as a reminder that the Point in Time (PIT) Database is open for projects to enter their Housing Inventory Counts (HIC) – due Wednesday, October 21. Projects having units and/or beds dedicated to people who have experienced homelessness, other than Rapid Rehousing (RRH) projects must review, update as necessary, and certify that their inventories are correct by the due date. RRH projects will be required to review/update in January at the time of the count.
Definitions
The HIC and PIT are our annual counts, required by HUD, of
- all beds and units (HIC) dedicated to serve people experiencing homelessness
- Includes emergency shelters (ES) (including seasonal shelters), transitional housing (TH), safe havens (SH), rapid rehousing (RRH), permanent supportive housing (PSH) and other permanent housing (OPH) (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.
- People in RRH, PSH and OPH are also counted at this time
The PIT count will take place on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, but we will complete most of the HIC in October.
Training Resources
Recordings from the first round of trainings that took place last week are linked below.
1). Sheltered Programs Training – video
To confirm HIC for the following program types:
- Emergency Shelter (includes seasonal/cold weather shelters and year-round shelters)
- Safe Haven
- Transitional Housing
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Rapid Rehousing programs (Note: no review needed until January, except to add/remove a program)
- Other Permanent Housing (e.g. emergency housing vouchers)
2). Unsheltered Programs Training – video
To prepare Street Outreach, Housing Navigator and Warming Center programs without beds, cots or mats for PIT
Save the Date:
- HIC Confirmation Due Date: October 21, 2026.
- Additional PIT Trainings: January 6, 2027.
- PIT Data Entry and Confirmation Due Date: February 2, 2027.
Key Preparation Steps for Providers:
- Now
- 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.
- Permanent housing programs, including Rapid Rehousing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), must ensure that client move-in dates are entered correctly.
- Ensure all programs dedicated for people who have experienced homelessness are listed in the PIT database, including: Street Outreach, Warming Centers, Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing, Safe Haven, Joint TH/RRH, Rapid Rehousing (RRH), Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Other Permanent Housing.
- By Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- All ES, TH, SH, PSH and OPH Programs confirm bed counts in the PIT Database
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/.
Thank you for your help with this important endeavor!
Sincerely,
CT BOS Team