APR Reference Guide

Updated on May 30, 2024

Introduction

Each of the sections below is a part of the basic APR. An APR is required for certain program types but can be useful for any program as it contains several helpful and commonly sought data points. Please use the list below to determine if the APR could be useful for your specific reporting needs. 

Tip: You can use CTRL + F on your keyboard to search this page for a certain data element. 

 

Questions

Q4. HMIS Project Information

  • Q4a. Project Identifiers in HMIS

Q5. Report Validations

  • Q5a. Report Validations Table 

Q6. Data Quality

  • Q6a. Personal Identifying Information 
  • Q6b. Universal Data Elements 
  • Q6c. Income and Housing Data Quality 
  • Q6d. Chronic Homelessness 
  • Q6e. Timeliness 
  • Q6f.  Inactive Records: Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter 

Q7. Persons Served

  • Q7a. Number of Persons Served 
  • Q7b. Point-in-Time Count of Persons on the Last Wednesday 

Q8. Households Served

  • Q8a. Number of Households Served 
  • Q8b. Point-in-Time Count of Households on the Last Wednesday 

Q9. Contacts and Engagement

  • Q9a. Number of Persons Contacted 
  • Q9b. Number of Persons Engaged 

Q10. Gender

  • Q10a. Gender 

Q11. Age

Q12. Race & Ethnicity

Q13. Physical and Mental Health Conditions

  • Q13a1. Physical and Mental Health Conditions at Start 
  • Q13b1. Physical and Mental Health Conditions at Exit 
  • Q13c1. Physical and Mental Health Conditions for Stayers 
  • Q13a2. Number of Conditions at Start 
  • Q13b2. Number of Conditions at Exit 
  • Q13c2. Number of Conditions for Stayers 

Q14. Domestic Violence

  • Q14a. History of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Human Trafficking 
  • Q14b. Most recent experience of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking 

Q15. Living Situation

Q16. Case Income – Ranges

Q17. Cash Income – Sources

Q18. Client Cash Income Category

Q19. Cash Income Changes Over Time

  • Q19a1. Client Cash Income Change – Income Source – by Start and Latest Status 
  • Q19a2. Client Cash Income Change – Income Source – by Start and Exit
  • Q19b. Disabling Conditions and Income for Adults at Exit

Q20. Non Cash Benefits

  • Q20a. Type of Non-Cash Benefit Sources
  • Q20b. Number of Non-Cash Benefit Sources

Q21. Health Insurance

Q22. Length of Participation

  • Q22a1. Length of Participation – CoC Projects  
  • Q22b. Average and Median Length of Participation in Days 
  • Q22c: Length of Time between Project Start Date and Housing Move-in Date 
  • Q22e. Length of Time Prior to Housing – based on 3.917 Date Homelessness Started 
  • Q22f. Length of Time between Project Start Date and Housing Move-in Date by Race and Ethnicity 
  • Q22g. Length of Time Prior to Housing by Race and Ethnicity – based on 3.917 Date Homelessness Started 

Q23. Exit Destination

  • Q23c. Exit Destination 
  • Q23d. Exit Destination – Subsidy Type of Persons Exiting to Rental by Client With An Ongoing Subsidy 
  • Q23e. Exit Destination Type by Race and Ethnicity 

Q24. Targeted Questions

  • Q24b. Moving On Assistance Provided to Households in PSH 
  • Q24c. Sexual Orientation of Adults in PSH 
  • Q24d. Language of Persons Requiring Translation Assistance 

Q25. Veterans

  • Q25a. Number of Veterans 
  • Q25b. Number of Veteran Households 
  • Q25c. Gender – Veterans 
  • Q25d. Age – Veterans  
  • Q25i. Exit Destination – Veterans 
  • Q25j. Exit Destination – Subsidy Type of Persons Exiting to Rental by Client with An Ongoing Subsidy – Veteran 

Q26. Chronic Homelessness

  • Q26a. Chronic Homeless Status – Number of Households w/at least one or more CH person 
  • Q26b. Number of Chronically Homeless Persons by Household 
  • Q26c. Gender of Chronically Homeless Persons 
  • Q26d. Age of Chronically Homeless Persons 
  • Q26e. Physical and Mental Health Conditions – Chronically Homeless Persons 

Q27. Youth

  • Q27a. Age of Youth 
  • Q27b. Parenting Youth 
  • Q27c. Gender – Youth 
  • Q27d. Living Situation – Youth 
  • Q27e. Length of Participation – Youth 
  • Q27f1. Exit Destination – Youth 
  • Q27f2. Exit Destination – Subsidy Type of Persons Exiting to Rental by Client with An Ongoing Subsidy – Youth 
  • Q27g. Cash Income – Sources – Youth 
  • Q27h. Client Cash Income Category – Earned/Other Income Category – by Start and Annual Assessment/Exit Status – Youth 
  • Q27i. Disabling Conditions and Income for Youth at Exit 
  • Q27j. Average and Median Length of Participation in Days – Youth 
  • Q27k. Length of Time between Project Start Date and Housing Move-in Date – Youth 
  • Q27l. Length of Time Prior to Housing – based on 3.917 Date Homelessness Started – Youth 
  • Q27m. Education Status – Youth 

Q28. Bed & Unit Inventory and Utilization

Q29. Financial Information

Q30. Additional Comments

APR Reference Guide

Updated on May 30, 2024
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