[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR91.305]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 91_CONSOLIDATED SUBMISSIONS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 

PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart D_State Governments; Contents of Consolidated Plan

 

Sec.  91.305  Housing and homeless needs assessment.



    (a) General. The consolidated plan must provide a concise summary of 

the state's estimated housing needs projected for the ensuing five-year 

period. Housing data included in this portion of the plan shall be based 

on U.S. Census data, as provided by HUD, as updated by any properly 

conducted local study, or any other reliable source that the state 

clearly identifies and should reflect the consultation with social 

service agencies and other entities conducted in accordance with Sec.  

91.110 and the citizen participation process conducted in accordance 

with Sec.  91.115. For a state seeking funding under the HOPWA program, 

the needs described for housing and supportive services must address the 

unmet needs of low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families in 

areas outside of eligible metropolitan statistical areas.

    (b) Categories of persons affected. (1) The plan shall estimate the 

number and type of families in need of housing assistance for extremely 

low-income, low-income, moderate-income, and middle-income families, for 

renters and owners, for elderly persons, for single persons, for large 

families, for persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, and for persons 

with disabilities. The description of housing needs shall include a 

concise summary of the cost burden and severe cost burden, overcrowding 

(especially for large families), and substandard housing conditions 

being experienced by extremely low-income, low-income, moderate-income, 

and middle-income renters and owners compared to the state as a whole. 

(The state must define in its consolidated plan the terms ``standard 

condition'' and ``substandard condition but suitable for 

rehabilitation.'')

    (2) For any of the income categories enumerated in paragraph (b)(1) 

of this section, to the extent that any racial or ethnic group has 

disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that 

category as a whole, assessment of that specific need shall be included. 

For this purpose, disproportionately greater need exists when the 

percentage of persons in a category of need who are members of a 

particular racial or ethnic group in a category of need is at least 10 

percentage points higher than the percentage of persons in the category 

as a whole.

    (c) Homeless needs. The plan must provide a concise summary of the 

nature and extent of homelessness (including rural homelessness and 

chronically homeless persons) within the state, addressing separately 

the need for facilities and services for homeless individuals and 

homeless families with children, both sheltered and unsheltered,



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and homeless subpopulations, in accordance with a table prescribed by 

HUD. This description must include the characteristics and needs of low-

income individuals and families with children (especially extremely low-

income) who are currently housed but threatened with homelessness. The 

plan also must contain a brief narrative description of the nature and 

extent of homelessness by racial and ethnic group, to the extent 

information is available.

    (d) Other special needs. (1) The State shall estimate, to the extent 

practicable, the number of persons who are not homeless but require 

supportive housing, including the elderly, frail elderly, persons with 

disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or 

other drug addiction, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, and any 

other categories the State may specify, and describe their supportive 

housing needs.

    (2) With respect to a State seeking assistance under the HOPWA 

program, the plan must identify the size and characteristics of the 

population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the area it will 

serve.

    (e) Lead-based paint hazards. The plan must estimate the number of 

housing units within the State that are occupied by low-income families 

or moderate-income families that contain lead-based paint hazards, as 

defined in this part.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

2506-0117)



[60 FR 1896, Jan. 5, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 51760, Oct. 3, 1996; 71 

FR 6967, Feb. 9, 2006]