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moderate-income homeowner households need increased access to affordable homeownership opportunities and support to remain homeowners. The high costs also reduce opportunities for potential homebuyers. A significant majority of low-income owners experience a housing cost burden, over- crowding,and/or substandard housing conditions(Eugene – 78%, Springfield – 59%). Ownerhouseholds earning lessthan 80%of area median income (very-low, low- and moderate- incomes): A significant majority of these homeowners spendmore than30% of their income on housingcosts (Eugene – 66%, Springfield – 57%). Moreover, 41% of these households in Eugene and 28% of these households in Springfield spend 50% of their income on housingcosts. Owner households earning less than 50% of area median income (very-low and low- income): There are 3,370 owner occupied households in Eugene, and 2,030 in Springfield earning less than 50% AMI. Over three quarters (77%) of these households in Eugene and over half (56%) of households in Springfield spend more than 30% of their income on housingcosts.59% of these owner households inEugene and39%inSpringfieldspend more than 50% of their income on housing costs. PeopleExperiencingHomelessness People need accessto housing and supportive services to preventthemfrombecoming homeless and to leave homelessness. The 2019 Pointin Time Count identified 2,165 people experiencing homelessness. Of those, 1,633 were unsheltered,84werefamilieswithchildrenstayingin a shelter, 841 werechronically homeless,197were veterans,525 reported substance abuse and 759 wereseriously mentallyill. The2019 PIT Count identified 145 unaccompanied youth, with21 in Emergency Shelter (6 youth under age 18), 16 inTransitional Housing (6 youth under age 18), and 108 unsheltered (14 youth under age18). A total of 26 unaccompanied homeless youth were under age 18, 119 were ages 18-24. Lane County reports 26 agencies with 170 projects in WellSky, a management information systemusedtoshareinformationamongservice providers on servicesprovidedtoat-risk, homeless, or near homeless clients. LaneCounty reported that2,753unduplicatedindividualswhowerehomelessreceived human services from one or more agencies in fiscal year 2018. The three public school districts in Eugene and Springfield report 1,629 homeless youth during 2019, and this definition includes students who are staying with friends or family. The definition of homeless for purposes of the Plan includes people who are “doubled-up”. 2020Consolidated Plan 12Eugene and Springfield, OR