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San Francisco releases first Aging and Disability Affordable Housing Needs Assessment; city officials outline steps to expand subsidies and accessibility
Summary
City departments presented the 2022 Aging & Disability Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, finding a shortage of affordable, accessible units and recommending expanded tenant- and project-based subsidies, standardized reasonable-modification processes, and improved interagency data sharing. Public commenters urged faster implementation and deeper subsidies.
San Francisco staff on the interdepartmental steering committee presented the city’s first Aging and Disability Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, telling the Mayor’s Disability Council and the Disability and Aging Commission that the city lacks sufficient affordable and accessible housing for low‑income older adults and adults with disabilities. “There is not enough affordable and accessible housing for low‑income adults with disabilities and seniors,” said Izzy Quater, senior planning analyst with the Human Services Agency, during the presentation.
The report, mandated by a Board of Supervisors ordinance passed in December 2020, drew on agency data, interviews, community forums and two surveys that reached more than 1,200 participants. Staff summarized 10 findings and more than 40 recommendations but highlighted four main problems for the meeting: a shortage of affordable accessible units, heavy rent burden among…
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