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<br /> 42 <br /> <br />Eligibility to qualify for the Food and Nutrition Services Program is determined by: <br /> Income <br /> Household composition <br /> Citizenship/Immigration Status, and <br /> Resources. <br />The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps to alleviate hunger by supplementing food <br />budgets in low-income households. SNAP is used by children, working parents, elderly, and people with <br />disabilities. <br /> <br /> 8.2% of county residents utilized SNAP/EBT benefits over the past 12 months, accounting for <br />approximately 4,213 persons60. <br />AffordableHousing <br />Housing that is priced so that households with low incomes can afford to purchase and very low <br />incomes can afford to rent it is considered affordable housing. Low income households should not pay <br />more than 30% of their income for the rent and utilities or mortgage. <br /> <br /> Half of Orange County households (52.7%) who rent spend more than 30% of their income on rent. <br /> Hourly and income wages, for Orange County, are higher than NC when it comes to affording a 2- <br />bedroom apartment (shown in table 11). <br /> <br /> 1 in 5 households, in Orange County, experience overcrowding, high housing costs or a lack of <br />kitchen or plumbing facilities. <br /> Orange County’s median gross rent is $918, compared to NC ($790) and the US ($920).61 <br /> 60.5% of county residents own their homes, compared to 66.4% in NC62. <br /> <br />Table11:IncomeandHourlyWageNeededtoAfforda 2BedroomApartment,2014 <br />IncomeNeededtoAfforda2 - <br />BedroomApartment <br />Hourly WageNeededtoAfforda2 - <br />BedroomApartment <br />Orange County $33,720 $16.21 <br />North Carolina $29,897 $14.37