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6 <br /> Potential increase to eligibility threshold <br /> Staff recommends increasing eligibility threshold from 5 <br /> years to 10 years <br /> • In 2025, 137 households would have been ineligible (i.e. <br /> owned home between 5 and 10 years) <br /> • Approximately $62,000 in assistance <br /> Change would prioritize longest-tenured residents with <br /> higher assistance amounts <br /> - Exceptions for family transfers that have taken place more <br /> recently <br /> Residents that bought homes since 2016, when home <br /> prices were high, may not have been originally intended <br /> program demographicORANGE COUNTY <br /> � HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br />