OHFA Annual Plan - Ohio Housing Finance Agency

Workgroup #4:Very Low Income Housing AssistanceWorkgroup Members:Doug Klingensmith, OCCHTom Dobies, CMHASusan Weaver, CHNElizabeth Brown, HOMEGreg Kramer, ACILHeidi Crabtree, ODODCraig Kelan, COHHIOAnthony Penn, CHNAaron Pechota, NRPBrock Robertson, ODJFSOHFA Staff:Sean ThomasSally MitchellMeeting History:August 14, 2008August 26, 2008September 17, 2008October 28, 2008Executive SummaryHousing Need Description and its Urgency to OhioUnder HUD’s definition, a “very- low income” household is one with an income that is at orbelow 50 percent of an area’s median income (AMI). It is difficult to serve these householdsusing only the housing tax credit program, which is currently the largest rental productionprogram in the state. As a result, the demand for federal rent subsidies far exceeds thesupply. The struggling economy and greater emphasis on de-institutionalization contributeto this growing need.Met Housing Needs:• Throughout Ohio there are various programs that are used to provide rental assistanceto households at or below 50 percent of AMI (Area Median Income). These programsinclude HUD (Section 8 Project-based, Housing Choice Voucher, 811 Program, 202Program, 236 Program), Rural Development rental assistance programs, Low IncomeHousing Tax Credit Program, Community Capital Assistance Program (The OhioDepartment of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD)).Unmet Housing Needs:• To assist in the gathering of information Ribbon Demographic (Census Data), US CensusData, Out of Reach report (National Low Income Housing Coalition), Access to HousingWorkgroup Disability data report, Public Housing Authority waiting list data was used.These reports will help determine the amount of households/individuals in the State ofOhio that would need rental assistance. This information will be compared to the datacollected in the “Met Housing Need” section to give a clear picture of the gap in Ohio.78