2025 LAHSA Housing Inventory Count: Geographic, Funding & Disparity Analysis
Prepared by the South Bay Coalition to End Homelessness | June 2026
The Housing Inventory Count (HIC) is LAHSA's annual snapshot of housing and shelter capacity across the Los Angeles Continuum of Care — tracking beds, project types, funding sources, and utilization across all eight Service Planning Areas.
This analysis is prepared by SBCEH to further analyze the raw numbers. It cross-references the 2025 HIC with the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count to reveal where housing capacity aligns with need — and where critical gaps remain.
Key findings include:
• The South Bay (SPA 8) and South LA (SPA 6) operate with near-capacity shelter systems and a significant shortage of Permanent Supportive Housing — the evidence-based intervention that actually ends chronic homelessness.
• Communities with the highest concentrations of Black and Hispanic homeless individuals face the worst bed-to-need ratios in the county.
• SPA 1 (Antelope Valley) is in a distinct category of crisis — with more unsheltered people than total beds in the entire region.
This report is part of SBCEH's ongoing commitment to helping our region track and understand the housing landscape so we can advocate with the clearest possible evidence.
Based on LAHSA 2025 HIC and 2025 Homeless Count data. An updated analysis will be prepared once 2026 data is released.
