OHFA Annual Plan - Ohio Housing Finance Agency

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Housing Need Description and its Importance to OhioOhio’s supply of housing is not functional for people who have or will develop disabilitiesdue to aging or other reasons. This simple statement reveals a unique problem – housingthat people simply cannot use. Architecturally exclusionary housing continues to be therule rather than the exception as most housing in Ohio is not subject to laws or regulationsrequiring any type of accessibility.Ohio’s population is already one of the oldest in the country and as the baby boomgeneration ages, the ability of people to remain in their homes and in the community willdepend on actions taken now. Younger people with disabilities also face severe limitations intheir housing choices. Furthermore, the lack of accessible housing choices also affects thefamily members of people with disabilities so the need is not defined solely by the numberof people with disabilities.A study about accessible housing was released in the Summer, 2008 issue of the Journal ofthe American Planning Association (JAPA). This study indicates that over the course of thelifespan of a new house, there is a 25 percent chance it will have a resident who needs fullaccessibility; a 60 percent chance it will have a resident that needs an adaptable house;and a 93 percent chance that the home will require visitability features. Currently, there is avery small percentage of housing units with accessibility features at any level. So that all ofOhio’s households will have adequate housing choice, action is required to bring the housingstock in Ohio closer to meeting the percentages noted above.Ohio taxpayers spend more than $5 million annually in state and federal Medicaid funds,state MRDD capital funds, and Ohio Housing Trust Funds to modify entrances and bathroomsin existing homes for people with disabilities. That figure does not include local governmentfunds, local property tax levy services, charitable donations, or the cost to families.The concluding paragraph of the JAPA report summarizes the urgency quite well:“The needs of an aging population, combined with concerns about the civil rights of peoplewith disabilities and the high cost of nursing home care, make the lack of accessible housinga critical issue for planners and policy makers… Given the slow pace at which changes inthe housing stock occur, there is an urgency to act now. Increasing the supply of accessiblehousing will benefit not only currently disabled people, but also their families and friends,those who become disabled in the future, and society as a whole.”68
Met Housing Needs (“Resource Inventory”)Below is a table of statewide agency initiatives addressing either the production ofaccessible housing units or the rehab of units to accommodate persons with mobilityimpairments. Our data indicates (see next section) that despite these programs, the needfor accessible housing far exceeds that which already exists and that which is slated to beproduced. In light of that, the more accurate title of this section should be Attempting toMeet the Needs.State Dept/OfficeProgram ServiceNameProgram DescriptionPopulation Served/Target PopulationFunding SourcesFunding AllocationNotesOhio Dept of AgingPassport MedicaidWaiver ProgramMinor HomeModification ServicesThose age 60 andabove who arefinancially eligiblefor MedicaidGeneral RevenueFund and FederalreimbursementsSYF 2007-$2,032,476 (1721clients, $1,181average client)SYF 2006-$2,556,516 (827clients, $3091average per client)Ohio Dept of AgingOlder AmericansAct/StateCommunity ServicesState and federalfunds from ODAare used by AreaAgencies on Aging(AAA) for required(50 percent) matchfor the HousingTrust Fund HousingAssistance Grantprogram (see ODOD)Those 60 and aboveState and FederalfundsSince 1997, theODOD has provided$12 million foremergency homerepairs/handicappedaccessibilitymodifications toOhio’s AAA serving64 of Ohio’s counties,plus the $6 million tomatch. 5,000+ criticalemergecy homerepairs (65 percent)and handicappedaccessibilitymodification (35percent) to seniorhomeowners at orbelow 35 percent ofAMI were fundedOhio Dept of DevCommunity HousingImprovementProgramThe CommunityHousingImprovementProgram (CHIP)provides grants toeligible communitiesinterested inundertaking housingrelatedactivities,including necessaryinfrastructureimprovements.Low- and moderateincomepersonsFederal CDBG/HOME, Ohio HousingTrust FundApproximately $25millionThis programserves multiplepurposes andonly a smallpercentage ofthese fundsgo towardaccessibilityOhio Dept of DevHousing AssistanceGrant ProgramThe HousingAssistance GrantProgram providesgrants to eligibleapplicants foremergency homerepair/handicappedaccessibilityand homebuyercounseling/downpayment assistancefor projects thatmeet the housingneeds of lowincomefamilies andindividuals.Low-income familiesand individualsOhio Housing TrustFundApproximately $6millionThis programserves multiplepurposes andonly a smallpercentage ofthese fundsgo towardaccessibility69
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The State’s Housing NeedsAffordab
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Subject Matter Expert (SME) Workgro
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3. Financial LiteracyOHFA and other
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federal subsidies. To achieve this
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Page 67: Executive SummaryOhio’s supply of
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