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QUESTION
How was eligibility rate data used for shelter capacity planning during manipulation?
1:20:21
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Eligibility rate data is only one aspect considered in shelter capacity planning, with the number of applications and overall sense of demand being more crucial.
- Eligibility data, although a factor, isn't the primary focus in capacity planning.
- The planning process incorporates individuals in conditional placements and those deemed eligible.
- The number of applications and the overall demand for shelters remain unchanged and are more significant for long-term planning.
- Long-term projections are based on longer time horizons rather than daily or monthly data for better reliability.
- Eligibility could indicate housing market trends but was not a key driver for capacity planning.
Diana I. Ayala
1:20:21
The DRI report stated that eligibility rate data was being used is is used for budget forecasting and planning shelter capacity.
1:20:29
Can you explain how exactly the rate was used for planning during the period when it was being manipulated?
1:20:35
So
Molly Wasow Park
1:20:38
we while we eligibility data is is one data point that we might look at as we are doing to be planning.
1:20:44
But as I noted, people who are pending eligibility review are in shelter, and we need to plan for how many people in conditional placements that we are serving as well as how many people have been deemed eligible.
1:20:58
So at the end of the day, far more important for our long term capacity planning is how many applications we're getting and how large the sense this is, both of which were unchanged by this practice.
1:21:13
In addition, we generally look longer term time horizons rather than daily or monthly data for doing long term projections just because we find it's more reliable.
1:21:21
So while we I absolutely do look at shelter eligibility, I I do think it could be a trend and a leading indicator about what might be going on in housing market.
1:21:34
In terms of our capacity planning, this was not a driving data point.