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Staff outlines points table prioritizing lowest-income applicants, elderly, disabled and households with young children
Summary
Staff reviewed section 7.1 ranking criteria: lowest-income applicants get priority; additional points were proposed for age 60+, disability, and households with a child under 5. Committee members discussed keeping the 60-year threshold.
Staff member walked the committee through the points table (section 7.1), saying the Community Development Block Grant program gives priority to lowest-income applicants and that local governments may award extra points for specific populations. Staff cited common practice: age 60 (federal recognition) or 62 in some counties, disability +10 points, and a child under 5 +10 points.
A Committee member said some counties use 62 rather than 60 because it aligns with Social Security eligibility; Staff member acknowledged that local variation exists and invited the committee to decide whether to set the elderly threshold at 60. "If you want to give back the elderly a priority," Staff member said, "you can change the age." The committee tentatively favored keeping 60 for this policy.
