Boston has provided housing to more than 1,000 homeless veterans over the past five years, Mayor Marty Walsh said in statement Monday.

The city continues to work on the problem, Walsh said, even though Boston was deemed to have ended chronic homelessness in 2016 among those who served in the armed forces.

He said Boston now has one of the lowest rates of veteran homelessness in the U.S. Officials say most are Vietnam veterans.

Boston’s Commissioner of Veterans Services, Robert Santiago, said the goal is to provide permanent housing – not just temporary shelter – for those who have served in the military.

What’s most meaningful is restoring veterans’ independence and dignity, said Andrew McCawley, president and CEO of the New England Center and Home for Veterans.

Walsh: Boston Has Rehoused 1K Homeless Vets

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