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Quarterly Report For <br />Housing Choice Voucher Program: <br />July 2008 - September 2008 <br />January 5, 2009 <br />Page 2 <br />Chart 1 illustrates the percentage <br />of those on the waiting list who <br />work or live in Santa Ana. These <br />applicants are given a <br />preference on the list. <br />1. Wait List Characteristics <br />Residency Preference <br />Work Neither <br />48 /o <br />Santa ~ <br />7% <br />rein Santa <br />Ana <br />45°1° <br />Chart 2 illustrates the number of applicants by total household size. <br />The majority of families on the waiting list consist of only one or two <br />members. <br />2. Wait List Characteristics <br />Household Size <br />Half of all applicants <br />(4, 764 of 9, 462; or 50 0) have <br />one or two member households, 3000 <br />and would qualify for a z5oo <br />1-bedroom voucher. The <br /> <br />Santa Ana <br />Housing <br />Authority's 2000 <br />occupancy policy i s one 1500 <br />bedroom for every two family 1000 <br />members . 500 <br /> 0 <br />Participants <br />At the end of the reporting period there were 2,560 households receiving <br />rental assistance from the Housing Authority. <br />Chart 3 illustrates partici- <br />pating families, sorted by <br />number of family members. <br />Over two-thirds (700) of <br />families receiving assistance <br />have three or fewer members. <br />3. Participating Families <br />Number of Family Members <br />6 Persons 4% <br />r7~- Persons <br />1% <br />1 Person 33% <br />5 Persons <br />10% <br />4 Persons ~ <br />1410 ,,~7V4`~as,~,;~~'~ ,: <br />t <br />1' <br />3 Persons <br />17% 2 Persons <br />2t1% <br /> <br />1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1D 11 12~ <br />