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4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> 6 $37,190 $55,400 <br /> 7 $41,910 $59,250 <br /> 8 $46,630 $63,050 <br /> *Income limits are subject to change based on annually published HUD HOME Limits and will be updated each year. <br /> This update will not require a re-approval of the governing authority. <br /> Outreach efforts of the Urgent Repair Program <br /> Orange County will advertise or publish an article about the Urgent Repair Program in local English- <br /> speaking and Spanish-speaking newspapers serving the County (such as The Daily Tarheel, The News of <br /> Orange and La Noticia), at senior centers throughout the County, with the County's partner agencies, and <br /> on the County's website. <br /> Selection of applicants <br /> The County has devised the following priority system to rank eligible applicants, determine which of them <br /> will be selected for assistance and in what order. Under this system, applicants will receive points for <br /> falling into certain categories of special need and income.The applications will be ranked according to <br /> which receive the most points. <br /> Priority Ranking System for Orange County URP22 <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 /> Large Family(5 or more permanent residents) 2 <br /> Emergency(may submit without regard to application deadlines) 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 Median Income 10 <br /> 30%to 50%of County Median Income 5 <br /> Under NCHFA Program Guidelines, a minimum of 50%of households assisted must have incomes which <br /> are less than 30%of the area median income for the household size, and no household with an income <br /> exceeding 50%of the area median income will be eligible.This guideline will be adhered to strictly and will <br /> be the primary factor in the selection of those households to be assisted under URP22. <br /> Recipients of assistance under the URP22 will be chosen by the above criteria without regard to race, <br /> Orange County 2022 Urgent Repair Program Assistance Policy Page 2 <br />