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Overview
The HUD HMIS Data Element 4.12 Current Living Situation (CLS) is recorded in the client record via a Program Status Screen within Assessments for a Program Enrollment.
The Current Living Situation data element is applicable to the following funders and program types:
Funder: Program Component
- HUD: CoC - Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) – collection required for any project type serving clients who meet Category 2 or 3 of the homeless definition
- HUD: ESG – Collection only required for Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter Night-by-Night shelter (ES -NbN)
- HUD: ESG RUSH - Collection required for Street Outreach, Coordinated Entry, and ES - NbN
- HUD: Unsheltered Special NOFO - Collection required for SSO - Street Outreach, SSO- Coordinated Entry
- HUD: Rural Special NOFO - Collection required for SSO - Street Outreach, SSO - Coordinated Entry
- HHS: PATH – Collection required for all components
- HHS: RHY – Collection only required for Street Outreach
Project Type Applicability
- Emergency Shelter Night-by-Night (ES - NbN) only
- Street Outreach
- Services Only
- Coordinated Entry (or other depending on CoC design of Coordinated Entry system)
The collection of Current Living Situation data is configured at three levels: Screen, Program Template, and Program.
Screen Setup
A system Current Living Situation Status Screen exists in all Clarity Human Services instances in the Program Status section of the SCREENS tab.
This system screen, which contains all necessary fields for recording 4.12 Current Living Situation, can be used for recording this data.
The Current Living Situation fields can also be added to a custom Program Status Screen by selecting a Status Screen Type of “Current Living Situation” when creating a Program Status screen. This method allows other fields to be recorded along with the Current Living Situation fields in the Program Status screen.
Either way, Program Status Screens with the Current Living Situation fields will be displayed with a CURRENT LIVING SITUATION label in the Program Status Screens list.
Program Template Setup
For the Current Living Situation Program Status Screen to be available to a program, it must first be added to a Program Template and set as an Additional Status Screen.
Notes:
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The system Program Templates do not include the Current Living Situation screen. If you want to use a System Program Template for programs that need to collect Current Living Situation data (Street Outreach, CE, and ES NBN Project Types), you will need to make a copy of the System Program Template and add the “Current Living Situation” Program Status Screen as an Additional Status Screen. Refer to Creating and Editing Screens for more information about copying screens.
- In August 2026, the Current Living Situation workflow was updated to automatically include a Current Living Situation during enrollment for programs with a Current Living Situation screen enabled as an Additional Status Screen in its Program Template. Refer to the Current Living Situation (CLS) Assessment Guide for information on the program enrollment workflow.
Program Configuration
In order for the Current Living Situation Program Status Screen to be available to a program, the designated Program Template must be selected in the program’s configuration, and Program Assessments must be toggled on.
Additional Resources
- Current Living Situation (CLS) Assessment Guide
- How to Set Up a Program: Detailed Instructions
- Introduction to Screens and Screen Types
- Creating and Editing Screens
Updated: 10/22/2026