ECHO: Soon to be released PIT data likely to be an undercount of Austin's homeless

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several months after hundreds of volunteers canvassed Austin overnight, looking for people sleeping outside, the Point-In-Time (PIT) count data is expected to be released this spring.
But the Ending Community Homeless Coalition (ECHO) said the in-person count is not the most accurate depiction of how many people are sleeping outside and the numbers are likely to be an undercount.
"There are some requirements that HUD have that make it to where you're not really actually counting