System Performance Measures

HUD System Performance Measures

12 item multiple choice quiz

Scoring:

12 - Perfect

10-11 - Pretty Good

8-9 - Decent Knowledge

6-7 - Go back and study

5 or lower - You must work for HUD

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* 1. In measuring homeless recidivism, how many total years of data need to be reviewed during a one year performance period?

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

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* 2. In interpreting length of stay, what is the difference between mean days and median days?

Median represents the midpoint of values, while mean is the average

Median and mean are essentially the same

Mean represents the midpoint of values, while mean is the average

It depends on the number of cases

Mean is the lowest value, while median is the average value

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* 3. In computing the length of time homeless (Measure 1), which stays are included in the calculation?

Permanent Supportive Housing

Transitional Housing

Safe Haven

All of the above

Only B and C

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* 4. In measuring recidivism (Measure 2), what is true about the numbers used in the calculation?

The number returning to homelessness can exceed the number that exited

The number returning to homelessness cannot exceed the number that exited

A 20% recidivism rate is better than a 10% recidivism rate

Emergency shelters always have higher recidivism rates than Transitional facilities

The number that return in the first 6 months can be greater than the number that return through 12 months

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* 5. In measuring recidivism, which cases are included in the analysis?

All intakes into homeless shelters

All intakes into Permanent Supportive Housing programs

All exits from homeless situations to Permanent Housing

All of the above

Only B and C

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* 6. If the number of persons living in transitional housing reduced from 2016 to 2017, which of the following statements must also be true?

Total homelessness also declined

Shelter homelessness was reduced

Unsheltered homelessness rose

All of the above

None of the above

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* 7. If a person's earned income increased, what else is true?

Their non-earned income decreased

Their total income increased

The person is employed

All of the above

Only B and C

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* 8. Whose income(s) is/are monitored for performance measures?

All members of family

Only Head of Household

All adults in family

Depends who is working

All of the above

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* 9. What is NOT true about leavers and stayers?

Leavers represent people that exited the program

A program could report no leavers

In the long-run, leavers and stayers are about equal

Stayers have better outcomes than leavers

In the long-run, all stayers become leavers

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* 10. What is the time period for System Performance Measures?

July 1st to June 30th

Depends on your application time frame

Oct 1st to Sept 30th

Jan 1st to Dec 31st

April 1st to March 31st

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* 11. Which of the following is NOT a reason for implementation of HUD Performance Measures?

To measure Continuum progress on key homeless service goals

To implement a uniform set of goals and measures around the country

To determine which Continuums have ended Chronic Homelessness

To implement an empirical and objective way to score Continuum Applications

None of the above

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* 12. If your Continuum had ZERO recidivism, what might be true?

You may be very good at keeping clients housed

You might have a policy that doesn't allow people to return to shelters

You might not be doing any outreach

You might have a very small homeless population

All of the above