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77 <br />Describe the characteristics and needs of Low-income individuals and families <br />with children (especially extremely low-income) who are currently housed but are <br />at imminent risk of either residing in shelters or becoming unsheltered <br />91.205(c)/91.305(c)). Also discuss the needs of formerly homeless families and <br />individuals who are receiving rapid re-housing assistance and are nearing the <br />termination of that assistance <br />Extremely low- and low-income households with one or more housing problem are <br />presumed to be unstably housed, putting them at risk of falling into homelessness. There <br />are 33,345 households in Santa Ana earning up to 50 percent AMI, representing 42 percent <br />of all households. Within this income range individuals and families with children are <br />highly sensitive to adverse events. <br />The greatest concentrations of unstably housed households are among renter households <br />with housing cost burden at or above 50 percent of their gross household income. Among <br />renters experiencing severe housing cost burden small-related households are most <br />impacted, followed by households that are large related, elderly, and “other.” Among <br />owners experiencing severe housing cost burden small-related households are most <br />impacted followed by elderly, large related, and “other.” Households in this income range <br />living in crowded conditions are also unstably housed. This condition impacts a much <br />smaller, but still significant, number of households than housing cost burden does, twenty- <br />five percent of renter households with incomes at or below 50 percent AMI are living in <br />crowded homes. <br />Figure 3 - Households With 30-50% & >50% Cost Burden <br />Data Source: 2016-2020 CHAS <br />As described in the Market Analysis section of the Consolidated Plan, rental housing costs <br />have risen steadily over the past ten years – creating more pressure on extremely low- <br />EXHIBIT 1