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HCHA meeting September 7, 2021 <br />residents will be able to be put up to the top and out of state applicants will be <br />at the bottom of the list. <br />Lee Loy: I had a follow up question to that. <br />Moore: Sure. <br />Lee Loy: You also mentioned elderly and disabled. How are we qualifying that, <br />those two categories? <br />Moore: Okay, elderly is 62 and above and the disabled is by social security <br />definition or by a medical professional who can verify that the person is <br />disabled. <br />Lee Loy: Thank you for answering those questions. Chair, I yield. <br />Moore: No problem. <br />Kierkiewicz: Thank you Ms. Lee Loy. Ms. Moore, if I could just ask a clarifying <br />question as well. <br />Moore: Sure. <br />Kierkiewicz: I'm assuming the reason why we're doing this preference is <br />because a sizeable number of our vouchers were going to non-residents? Are <br />you able to say what percentage? <br />Moore: That is correct. So when we opened the waiting list back in March and <br />it was open for a month, there were 30% of the about 4,000 applicants, 30% <br />were from out of the state. <br />Kierkiewicz: 30% from out of state. <br />Moore: Yes, and of the lottery, the 648, also 30% are from out of state, <br />applicants, it does not mean that they were able to find housing here. <br />Kierkiewicz: And so HUD rules are basically, you can use these vouchers <br />anywhere in the United States. <br />Moore: Anywhere. Right, and it's transportable too so we cannot prohibit, even <br />State people, residents to move out of state, they can take it wherever there is a <br />program. <br />Kierkiewicz: Thank you for that clarification. <br />Page 4 of 34 <br />