More than 35,000 veterans are homeless in the United States, according to recent federal housing data, and more than 15,500 of them were living unsheltered on the streets, in vehicles, or in places not meant for human habitation. Unsheltered veteran homelessness jumped 14 percent in a single year, while overall veteran homelessness rose 7 percent.
At the same time, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own most recent suicide report shows that 6,392 veterans died by suicide, with a rate of 33.9 per 100,000 compared with 16.7 among non-veterans. Even after adjusting for age and sex, the veteran rate was nearly 72 percent higher, while the rate among women veterans rose by more than 24 percent in a single year.
These are the most recent nationwide indicators available, and they show that even as oversight continues into 2026, the system is not delivering results that match its size or cost.
The va is just doing what government has always done best-failing at their mission while robbing the taxpayers blind. Yet nobody is ever held accountable for their dereliction and theft! NOBODY!