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2 <br /> o THIRD: Age, oldest to youngest <br /> • Staff determined a multiplying factor for the remaining $377,805 in available funding and <br /> used this to reduce all other awards by the same percentage. <br /> • All eligible homeowners received a minimum award amount of$200 or up to the full amount <br /> of the County portion of their tax bill if it was less than $200. <br /> • Award amounts were the County portion of the tax bill less 2% of the applicant's household <br /> income. <br /> Between August 1 and November 3, 2025, the County received 955 applications and awarded <br /> $509,804 (including $86,999 in Chapel Hill supplemental funding and $45,000 in Carrboro <br /> supplemental funding). The minimum award amount was $200. The average award amount for <br /> recipients was $491.97, and the median award amount was $432.70. This award amount will <br /> increase slightly in the coming weeks, as staff must still apply the $18,720 that the Board added <br /> to program funds as part of discussion in December 2025 and a budget amendment in January <br /> 2026. A second round of supplemental checks will be sent out to applicable homeowners. <br /> LHA Applications Submitted <br /> 2024 2025 <br /> Number Percentage Number Percentage <br /> Eligible <br /> Applications 502 83% 805 84% <br /> Ineligible <br /> Applications 102 17% 149 16% <br /> TOTAL 604 954 <br /> LHA Award Amounts <br /> 2024 2025 <br /> Number Percentage Number Percentage <br /> $200 129 26% 190 24% <br /> $201-$300 54 11% 84 10% <br /> $301-$500 102 20% 185 23% <br /> $501-$999 112 22% 243 30% <br /> $1,000+ 105 21% 103 13% <br /> TOTAL 502 805 <br /> The County received the highest number of LHA applications during August. 84% of all received <br /> applications were approved. The most common reasons for application denial were home value <br /> exceeding limits and income exceeding limits. Housing staff invested approximately 115 staff <br /> hours following up with residents to ensure that improperly completed applications did not result <br /> in a denial. The demographics of LHA Awardees are as follows: <br />