How do I check my homeless prevention project's data quality?

Date Created: June 24, 2026

What this is

This article will guide you on how to use data checkers to review your homeless prevention project's data quality, and how to address any issues or missing data.

What you need to know

Follow these steps

For homeless prevention projects, we recommend using the following data checkers to review your data quality. For best results, we recommend you run the following data checkers in a certain order.

First Stop Data Checkers - The checkers in this folder are where you should start.

1. Run the Current Client Roster to confirm the right clients are enrolled in your project. If needed, you can exit clients from their enrollment within the data checker.
2. Next, run the Common Data Checker to find any missing common information for your clients. This includes data in your client's HMIS profile and one-time questions, such as disabling condition, prior residence, etc.
3. Next, the Assessment Data Checker will help you review additional data elements, such as  health insurance, income, etc.

Other Data Checkers - These data checkers can be used in any order.

1. Annual Assessment - If your prevention project receives federal funding (e.g HUD ESG funding), you can use this data checker to locate enrollments that are due for an annual assessment. Tip: you can launch the annual assessment workflow from within the data checker.
2. Service-Enrollment Linkage - For projects that record services on financial assistance provided to households, this checker shows a list of services that are not linked to an enrollment or linked to the wrong enrollment. If needed, you can update the enrollment linked to the service from the data checker.

Program Specific Data Checkers - The following data checkers are specific to a grant and it's program specific data elements. We recommend using these data checkers after you have gone through the First Stop and Other Data Checkers above.

a. FHPAP - For FHPAP funded prevention projects, this checker looks for FHPAP specific data elements. You can enter or edit information as well as add services right from the data checker.