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At the same time, a number of contributing negative factors also rose in 2022. Stressors from the previous two years, including financial troubles and anxiety tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic fallout of it, continued. Over the course of the year, veteran homelessness increased by 7.4% according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s January 2023 point-in-time count (data for 2024 has not been released yet). The VA found that among those who recently sought care through the Veterans Health Administration, the suicide rate for homeless veterans was 110.2% higher than housed vets.