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FAQ Homeless Youth

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1. Do local educational agencies (LEAs) have the responsibility to identify children and youth experiencing homelessness?

2. Is there any guidance on what “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” means?

3. Is there a time limit on how long a child or youth can be considered homeless?

4. What criteria should be used to determine if housing is “substandard”?

5. Are children and youth who live in trailer homes or trailer parks covered by the Act?

6. Are children and youth who move in with relatives, friends, or other people covered by the Act?

7. Can children or youth be considered homeless if their parents sent them to live with other people because the parents are too poor to provide a regular and adequate home? Is the answer the same if the parents do not live in the United States?

8. In the event that a parent is urgently hospitalized for illness or surgery and the child moves temporarily with a relative in another town, should we consider the child to be homeless?