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4 $ 27, 250 $ 45 , 450 <br /> 5 $ 29 , 450 $ 49 , 100 <br /> 6 $ 31, 650 $ 52, 750 <br /> 7 $ 33 , 800 $ 56 , 400 <br /> 8 $ 36 , 000 $ 60, 000 <br /> * Income limits are subject to change based on annually published HUD HOME Limits and will be <br /> updated each year . This update will not require a re - approval by the governing authority . <br /> Outreach Efforts of the Urgent Repair Program Orange County will advertise or publish an article <br /> about the Urgent Repair Program in local English - speaking and Spanish - speaking newspapers <br /> serving the County ( such as The Daily Tar Heel, The News of Orange and La Noticia ) at senior centers <br /> throughout the County, with the County' s partner agencies , and on the County' s website . <br /> Selection of Applicants : The County has devised the following priority system to rank eligible <br /> applicants, determine which of them will be selected for assistance and in what order . Under this <br /> system , applicants will receive points for falling into certain categories of special need and income . <br /> The applications will be ranked according to which receive the most points . <br /> Priority Ranking System for Orange County' s URP20 <br /> Special Needs (for definitions, see below) Points <br /> Disabled , Elderly or Veteran Head of Household (62 or older) 4 <br /> Disabled , Elderly or Veteran Household Member (not Head of Household) 3 <br /> Single - Parent Household (with one or more children in the home) 3 <br /> Emergency (may submit without regard to application deadlines) 2 <br /> Large Family (5 or more permanent family members) 2 <br /> Child under six years of age with lead hazards in the home 2 <br /> Income (See Income Table above) Points <br /> Less than 30 % of County Area Median Income 10 <br /> 30 % to 50 % of County Area Median Income 5 <br /> Under NCHFA Program Guidelines , a minimum of 50 % of households assisted must have incomes <br /> which are less than 30 % of the area median income for the household size , and no household with <br /> an income exceeding 50 % of the area median income will be eligible . This guideline will be adhered <br /> to strictly and will be the primary factor in the selection of those households to be assisted under <br /> URP20 . <br /> Recipients of assistance under the URP20 will be chosen by the above criteria without regard to <br /> race , color, religion , national origin , sex, familial status and disability . <br /> The definitions of special needs populations under URP20 are : <br /> • Elderly : An individual age 62 or older . <br /> • Emergency : A situation in which a household member has an immediate threat of being evicted <br /> or removed from a home due to health or safety issues within a time frame that the program <br /> can complete a repair to stop eviction or removal . These applications will be received at any <br /> Page 2 <br />