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Item # 5
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
September 6, 2022
TOPIC: Housing Authority Quarterly Report
AGENDA TITLE:
Quarterly Report for the Housing Choice Voucher Program for the Period of April 1, 2022
to June 30, 2022
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the Quarterly Report for the Housing Choice Voucher Program for the
period of April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
DISCUSSION
The April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 quarterly report for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Program provides statistics regarding the day-to-day activities of the Santa Ana Housing
Authority. The report is divided into three (3) sections: Applicants, Participants, and
Production.
Applicants
The Santa Ana Housing Authority accepted applications from May 2, 2022 through May
31, 2022 and received a total of 20,756 applications. A random lottery procedure was
applied and the Santa Ana Housing Authority accepted 7,500 of the 20,0756 applications
to establish a 2022 HCV Waiting List. Charts 1 and 2 depict the characteristics of those
applicants currently on the Waiting List. As of June 30, 2022, the Housing Authority has
not selected any applicants from the 2022 HCV Waiting List.
Chart 1 illustrates the percentage of applicants on the
2022 HCV Waiting List who live or work in Santa Ana.
These applicants are given a preference on the
Waiting List together with U.S. Military Veterans.Live or
Work in
Santa Ana
95%
Veterans
who Live
or Work in
Santa Ana
5%
1. Residency Preference
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2
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Chart 2 illustrates the number of applicants by total
household size. The majority of applicants on the
Waiting List consist of only one (1) or two (2) household
members.
Over half of all applicants (4,685 of the 7,500 applicants
or 62%) have one (1) or two (2) member households
and would qualify for a one-bedroom voucher. The
Santa Ana Housing Authority’s occupancy standard is
one (1) bedroom for every two (2) family members.
Participants
At the end of the reporting period, there were 2,794
households receiving rental assistance from the
Housing Authority.
Chart 3 illustrates participating families, sorted by
number of family members. Over three-fourths (84%) of
families receiving assistance have three (3) or fewer
members.
Chart 4 illustrates the family type for program
participants. Over half (67%) of participating
households have elderly and/or disabled members.
[“Other” consists of households that are non-elderly,
non-disabled, with no minor children.]
2,888
1,797
1,090 906
490
200 80 29 11 9
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+
2. Household Size
Number of ApplicantsPeople per Houshold
1 Person
43%
2 People
27%
3 People
14%4 People
8%
5 People
6%
6 People
2%
3. Family Size
Disabled
39%
Elderly
28%
Family
18%
Other
15%
4. Family Type
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Chart 5 depicts participants by percentage of Orange
County median income. As of June 30, 2022, the
County’s median income is $119,100 per year for a
family of four.
Approximately 90% of families on the program earn
less than 30% of the median income, which is $40,650
per year for a family of four (4).
Participants’ incomes come from a variety of sources,
as illustrated in Chart 6. A total of 33% of participating
families have income from employment.
Participating families pay a portion of their monthly rent
based upon their income and the payment standard for
their unit. The Housing Authority pays the difference
between the tenant’s portion and the contract rent. This
payment is the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).
The average HAP for April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022
was $1,362.
Production
HQS Inspections: At least once every two (2) years,
the Housing Authority must inspect each assisted-unit
to ensure it meets HUD’s Housing Quality Standards
(HQS) in compliance with the federal regulations. From
April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 a total of 270 inspections
and re-inspections of our assisted-units were
performed of which 80 inspections failed. Chart 7
illustrates the number of inspections performed on a
monthly basis during the reporting period.
Below 30%
of Median
90%
Below 50%
Median
9%
Below 80%
of Median
1%
5. Income as Percentage of Median
41
99
130
0
50
100
150
April May June
7. HQS Inspections
Inspection Months
33%
6%
63%
25%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
With Any
Wages
With any
Welfare
With any
SSI/SS
With any
other Income
6. Source of Income
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Recertifications / Interims:
Each year, the Housing Authority must re-certify every
assisted-family to verify the family is still eligible for
assistance. In addition, when a participant’s income
changes, an interim examination must be
performed. During the reporting period, a total of 795
recertifications and interims were conducted. Chart 8
illustrates the number of recertifications and interims
performed.
Other Change of Unit:
These actions are completed when a family moves to a different rental unit. Twenty (20)
change of unit actions were processed during the reporting period.
New Admissions:
This action is completed when a family is admitted to the HCV Program. Seventy-five (75)
new admissions were processed during the reporting period.
End of Participation:
This action is completed when the family is no longer interested in participating in the
program, the family becomes deceased, the family is no longer eligible for the program,
or the family is terminated from the program due to program violations. Twenty-three (23)
end of participations were processed during the reported period.
Expired Vouchers:
This action is completed when an applicant is unable to locate a unit within the timeframe
of the voucher and all extensions have been exhausted or no extension is requested.
There were twenty (20) expired vouchers processed during the reporting period.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Submitted By: Steven Mendoza, Assistant City Manager
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
159 157 197
95 99 88
0
100
200
300
April May June
Re-exams Interims
8. Re-exams and Interims