Housing Needs. Based on information provided by the applicable Consolidated Plan, information provided by HUD, and other generally available data, make a reasonable effort to identify the housing needs of the low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income families who reside in the jurisdiction served by the PHA, including elderly families, families with disabilities, and households of various races and ethnic groups, and other families who are on the public housing and Section 8 tenant-based assistance waiting lists. The identification of housing needs must address issues of affordability, supply, quality, accessibility, size of units, and location. The table below demonstrates the high demand for housing in Los Angeles County: Since the demand for housing assistance often exceeds the limited resources available, long waiting periods are common for both Section 8 and Public Housing. The Section 8 program currently has a waiting list of 191,704 applicants, of which 35 percent are black, 30 percent are white, 5 percent are Asian, and 28 percent did not disclose their race. Twenty-seven percent of applicants reported Hispanic ethnicity and 25 percent did not disclose an ethnicity. About 19 percent of those on the waiting list are elderly and 19 percent are disabled. The amount of time spent on the waiting list often varies and can be as long as several years. The waiting list does not include special admissions. The Public Housing program currently has a waiting list of 127,797 applicants of which 40% are African American, 16% White, 11% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander, and 10% identified as 'Other' or declined to state. Approximately 15% of public housing applicants are elderly and 14% are non-elderly disabled. The waiting period for public housing applicants is about three to five years, depending on household member size.
Housing Needs. The project may not provide its “fair share” of low and moderate income housing because the developers have not made an explicit commitment to such housing.
Housing Needs. 4.1 Applicants must be in housing need. This means the circumstances where a household is currently occupying accommodation that is substandard or unsuitable for its requirements and/or has an income that is too low to sustain the cost of accommodation appropriate to their circumstances on the open market.
Housing Needs. This Section shall incorporate the Cities share of the Regional Housing Needs as developed and adopted by ABAG to reflect the 8-year planning period of the Housing Element.
Housing Needs. Stantec will summarize findings and observations about the City’s housing needs related to: • Life stage transitions • Needs of Shoreview workers • Housing cost burdened households
Housing Needs. Assessment 2-1
