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In addition to the housing accomplishments listed above, 133 individuals living with <br />HIV /AIDS were assisted with HOPWA- funded tenant based rental assistance. <br />2. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ASSISTED THAT MEET SECTION 215 DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE <br />HOUSING FOR RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP: In February 1998, a memorandum was <br />issued by former - Assistant HUD Secretary Saul Ramirez that provided a definition of <br />Section 215 affordable housing. According to this memorandum, the definition of <br />Section 215 rental and homeownership housing is found in the HOME program <br />regulations, 24 CFR 92.252, and 24 CFR 92.254 respectively. Fifty -four renter- and <br />15 owner - occupied housing units assisted with HOME resources during the report <br />period met HUD's definition of Section 215. These HOME assisted units are subject <br />to HOME agreements that incorporate respective requirements of 24 CFR 92.252 or <br />24 CFR 92.254. <br />3. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS: ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS VS PROPOSED GOALS: The table <br />below provides an overview of Santa Ana's actual housing accomplishments <br />compared to planned goals for the 2003 -2004 report period. Table 2 (page 58) also <br />provides a summary of all planned versus actual program goals for 2003 -2004. <br />4. EFFORTS TO ADDRESS "WORST -CASE HOUSING NEEDS ": HUD has defined worst case <br />housing need as low- income renter households who pay more than 50% of their <br />income for rent, live in seriously substandard housing, homeless persons, or <br />households involuntarily displaced .6 Santa Ana's 2000 -2004 Consolidated Plan <br />identified 20,149 Santa Ana households that pay more than 50% of their income for <br />rent. The 2000 -2004 Consolidated Plan also states that 31,586 housing units in the <br />City are in substandard condition (14,986 overcrowded and 16,600 in very poor <br />condition). <br />To address these "worst -case housing" needs, the Housing Authority of the City of <br />Santa Ana continued to provide Section 8 rental assistance to lower income <br />households in the community. During the report period, 2,558 households were <br />assisted with Section 8 vouchers (approximately $22.1 million worth of rental <br />assistance). In June 2004, the Housing Authority stopped accepting applications for <br />6 Definition provided in February 8, 1998, memorandum from former Assistant HUD Secretary Saul <br />Ramirez. <br />12 <br />19E -15 <br />9/9/04 <br />