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4 <br /> all 336 units of public housing over a five-year cycle using Community Development Block Grant <br /> funds to pay for refurbishing work. The Department does not administer Section 8 tenant-based <br /> rental assistance. According to its most recent PHA plan, there is a waiting list of 220 persons <br /> for housing assistance from the Town of Chapel Hill's Department of Housing. <br /> Housing Needs Assessment <br /> Renter Households <br /> One-half of all renter households experience a housing problem, which represents a 0.8% <br /> reduction since 1990. The percentage of extremely low-income renters who experience housing <br /> problems has increased overall since 1990. However, among extremely low- income, very low- <br /> income and low-income renters, there has been an overall reduction in the number of housing <br /> problems. <br /> Owner Households <br /> Over 20% of all owner households experience a housing problem, which represents a 0.3% <br /> increase since 1990. The percentage of extremely low-income owners who experience a cost <br /> burden over 50% increased since 1990 to 49.3%. During this same period, however, extremely <br /> low income owners experienced a slight decrease in any housing problems and in cost burdens <br /> of more than 30%. Among very low-income and low-income owners, there has been an overall <br /> increase in the number of housing problems. <br /> Disproportionate Needs <br /> Among renters, Hispanic households experience a disproportionately higher percentage of <br /> housing problems' in Orange County. Among homeowners, African Americans, Hispanics and <br /> Asian Americans experience a disproportionately higher percentage of housing problems. When <br /> looking at all households (renters and owners), Hispanic and Asian American households <br /> experience a disproportionately higher percentage of housing problems. Very low-income <br /> households (those earning less than half of the area's median income) and extremely low- <br /> income households (those earning less than 30% of the area median income) have the greatest <br /> number of housing problems, whether renters or homeowners. <br /> Supportive Housing for Non-Homeless Persons with Special Needs <br /> In examining supportive housing for persons with special needs, Orange County has considered <br /> the needs of the elderly, persons with disabilities (including mental, physical and <br /> developmental), alcohol and substance abusers and persons with HIV/AIDS. <br /> People with supportive housing needs have special housing and care needs, largely because <br /> they are out of the workforce and/or have substantial medical and care requirements. The types <br /> of housing for the elderly(and all those with supportive housing needs)vary depending on the <br /> services needed to meet the requirements of the residents. In general, those who provide <br /> 1 Households with housing problems are those households occupying units without a complete kitchen or <br /> bathroom,that contain more than one person per room and/or that pay more than 30%of their income to <br /> cover housing expenses. <br /> [4] <br />