2026 Point in Time (PIT) Count and Housing Inventory Count (HIC)

The 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of individuals experiencing homelessness in the Eastern and Western PA CoCs (also referred to as the Balance of State CoCs or BoS CoCs) will occur on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The count will include all people residing in a homeless assistance program, and unsheltered persons, on Wednesday night (January 21st) through Thursday morning (January 22nd).

All emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, agencies that provide hotel/motel vouchers, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, and other permanent housing programs are required to submit information for the PIT Count.

Training resources and other materials will be posted below as they become available.

Files

2026 PA BoS Emergency Shelter PIT Interview Form.pdf (245.65 KB)

2026 PA BoS Transitional Housing PIT Interview Form.pdf (218.42 KB)

2026 PA BoS Unsheltered PIT Interview Form.pdf (324.14 KB)

SPANISH_2026 PA BoS Emergency Shelter PIT Interview Form (268.43 KB)

SPANISH_2026 PA BoS Transitional Housing PIT Interview Form (235.72 KB)

SPANISH_2026 PA BoS Unsheltered PIT Interview Form (351.38 KB)

PA BoS Unsheltered PIT Volunteer Liability Form (82.36 KB)

Eastern and Western PA CoCs - 2026 Sheltered PIT Count What to Expect.pdf (64.16 KB)

2026 BoS Sheltered PIT Count Training Slides for staff and volunteers_12_16_25 (1.04 MB)

2026 BoS Unsheltered PIT Volunteer Training Slides (1.51 MB)