LA-HOP Universal Housing App Resource Management System HMIS Continuum of Care Funding Capacity Building Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry System EGMS EGMS (LAHSA staff) Funding HMIS Homeless Count LA-HOP Legislative Affairs MyOrg People Policy Resource Management System Universal Housing App FileShare Retiring Housing Extension Retiring Veterans By Name RetiringAll Apps
LAHSA Logo
April 03, 2025 | October 08, 2026

Welcome to the HMIS Superuser Landing Page! This page centralizes all HMIS activities that impact user data, including HMIS updates, changes in reporting, system enhancements, and tips on improving your agency's data quality. 

For any questions or support, please contact us via our ticketing support system: Submit a ticket: LAHSA Enterprise Ticketing System -> Group: HMIS Support -> Category: HMIS General.

HMIS System Updates: 

HMIS Communications and Change Log

 

The LA CoC HMIS Communications and Change Log is intended to centralize all major communications and changes within HMIS that may impact user interactions with the system, the database structure, reporting, and other critical updates to system performance.

Last updated: 9/13/2026

Topic Month/Date Description
New Clarity Interface October 1, 2026 HMIS Clarity Interface Is Now Live - Legacy Interface Is No Longer Available
New Clarity Interface September 29, 2026 New Clarity Interface - Job Aid Guide
New Clarity Interface September 21, 2026 Live Today: New Clarity Interface
LSA September 15, 2026 Heads Up: LSA is Coming
File Categories and Names Updates September 14, 2026 Changes to File Categories and Names
New Clarity Interface September 9, 2026 New Interface Update and Support
New Clarity Interface September 8, 2026 New Clarity Interface Transition Timeline
New Clarity Interface September 8, 2026 New Clarity Interface Office Hours and Training Hours
Outreach & CLS August 28, 2026 Outreach Services and Current Living Situation Updates
Interim Housing Referral & Matching Update   Interim Housing Referral & Matching Process Update
New Clarity Interface August 12, 2026 Looking Forward: A New Look for Clarity HMIS this Fall!
Interim Housing Matching and Community Queue Updates July 13, 2026 Countywide Community Queue & Matching Process is Now Live
Now Live: County Queue and Matching Process July 13, 2026 Countywide Community Queue & Matching Process is Now Live
Interim Housing Portfolio and Community Queue Updates July 8, 2026 IH Portfolio and Community Queue Updates
IH Matching and Community Queue Updates July 1, 2026 Prepare For FY2026 IH Matching & Referral Process -UPDATED 
Interim Housing Portfolio Updates June 26, 2026 FY26 Interim Housing Portfolio Transition: Action Required
Inside Safe Inventory Reconfiguration June 23, 2026 Inside Safe Inventory Reconfiguration – Go-Live Reminder And Required Actions | LAHSA Document Library
HMIS Assessment Clean Up June 22, 2026 Discontinuing HMIS Assessments
Inside Safe Inventory Module Update June 22, 2026 Inside Safe Inventory Reconfiguration
LA HAT Update June 12, 2026 CE LA HAT Referral Requirements
Housing Search Plan May 25, 2026 Housing Search Plan Job Aid
Unit Viewing Tracker Updates May 25, 2026 Remove "efficiency" from drop down list  for viewing size
Add language that shows all the time "If unit has not been approved, do not refer the participant to the TLS Community Queue." under application
Add question "Is the participant authorized for TLS program assistance?" 
Drop down: Yes/no 
If yes:  
City Alliance TLS 
CoC TLS 
YHDP/Youth HHAP TLS 
SUNOFO TLS 
Other TLS 
Add language:  "After submitting this Unit Viewing, please select the option to add the participant to the TLS Community Queue" 
HMIS Project Lifecycle Policy Update May 1, 2026 HMIS Project Closeout Policy
LA HAT Update April 22, 2026  Update to the LA HAT
TLS Note Category Update March 26, 2026 Updated note categories to log services provided:

In-person Support
In-home Visit
Virtual Support
Unsuccessful contact
Client Portal September 1, 2025 Client Portal Beta Test Group Launch 
Interim Housing Matching and Community Queue Updates August 29, 2025 Interim Housing - Matching Process Final Memo
HMIS Matching System August 29, 2025 Updated Interim Housing Matching System
Prior Living Situation Field Changes August 15, 2025 Changes:

10a. Length of Stay Less Than 7 Nights 
10b. Length of Stay Less than 90 Days 
12. Number of times on the streets, in ES, or Safe Haven in the past three years (including today) 
12a. IN THE PAST YEAR, including this time, how many separate times have you experienced homelessness, on the street, in a vehicle or in shelters? 
13. Total number of months homeless on the streets, in ES, or Safe Haven in the past three years 
HMIS Program Renaming August 13, 2025 Interim Housing Program Name Changes
Clarity HMIS Feature Updates August 11, 2025 Full List of Bitfocus Clarity Updates
Interim Housing Matching and Community Queue Updates August 1, 2025 Interim Housing - Matching Process Enhancement
Interim Housing RFP July 7, 2025 Memo and instructions to providers: FY25 IH Program RFP Changes- Communications.docx
Problem-Solving Tool Update July 1, 2025 Problem-Solving Tracking Tool updated to version II
Interim Housing (Shortened) Referral Update June 30, 2025 Updated Interim Housing (Shortened Referral Form) and process. 
Launch of LA HAT  April 22, 2025 New Los Angeles Housing Assessment Tool (LA HAT) for Adults is available, which will eventually replace the use of the VI-SPDAT or CES Survey for Adults. Training required to access the assessment.
Assessment Update April 21, 2025 Updates to Assessment name Move In Tracker Name Change.docx
Interim Housing Inventory Module February 26, 2025 Interim Housing Module - Launch for Phase II Providers
Inventory Module - Inventory Set up (Phase 2) February 26, 2025 Interim Housing inventory goes live on the Inventory Module for phase 1 provider agencies.
Interim Housing Inventory Module January 10, 2025 Interim Housing Module - Launch for Phase I Providers
Inventory Module - Inventory Set up (Phase 1) January 8, 2025 Interim Housing inventory goes live on the Inventory Module for phase 1 provider agencies.
Interim Housing Project Type standardization January 8, 2025 Night by Night (NbN) Interim Housing projects were converted to Exit/Entry project types. NbN clients were auto-exited for all IH agencies in phase 1 and phase 2. 
HMIS Policies and Procedures Update January 1, 2025 HMIS Policies and Procedures Los Angeles HMIS Collaborative - update approved
Interim Housing Inventory Module December 31, 2024 Memo and instructions to providers: IH Inventory 2025 Launch Memo 
Interim Housing Inventory Module December 6, 2024 Press release: LAHSA Launches System For Real-Time Tracking Of IH Bed Availability

 

Reporting and Analytics:  

Dashboard Updates

 

 

 

 

 

Funder Reporting Updates

Data Quality Monitoring Plan - Information and support page to help you ensure your Agency's data is accurate

HMIS Enhancements: 

Enhancement Status
HMIS Inventory

LIVE

HMIS Encampment

LIVE

Data Migration - City Santa Monica

LIVE

Data Migration - Long Beach CoC

LIVE

Data Migration - AB 977 (CHAMP)

LIVE
Data Quality Plan and Dashboard 

LIVE

Project Setup Updates

LIVE

Client Portal

LIVE

Governance

In Development 

Data Integration - CHAMP (DHS)

In Development 

Data Integration - InfoHub (CEO-HI)

In Development 

Additional Resources:

Training 

Landing Pages

  • Service Provider FY2025 - 2026 Program Resources - This page serves as a central location for accessing key documents and information related to the upcoming fiscal year. Here, you’ll find finalized scopes of services, helpful tools and resources to support implementation, and important updates as they become available. Bookmark this page to stay informed and aligned as we navigate FY25-26 together.
  • HMIS Inventory Resources - This page serves as the centralized location for all IH Inventory Module updates. Take a look at IH Inventory communications, training materials, and user guides.

Join us live:

HMIS Office Hours - Join us every Thursday at 2 pm! 

  • NEW LINK: Register for Office Hours on CTA. Note that the CTA link will become available when the office hours session begins. If the session is not currently in progress, a countdown timer will be displayed until the meeting opens. 

Related Articles