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30% of income on housing, a single person with disabilities who is unable to work could contribute only $213 toward their housing based on the monthly maximum Supplemental Security Income payment of $710.)" The difficulties in housing this population are confirmed by the high proportion of homeless adults that suffer from disability. According to the Wilder Foundation's most recent survey on homelessness, 47% of the region's homeless population reported having aoeriouo mental illness, and 54% reported a chronic health concern. 55 Despite the significant progress made in providing housing for people with disabilities, there is a dearth of information available on whether units designed to accommodate households with disabilities actually end up being inhabited by such households, what happens as units "turn over" to new occupants, and the incidence of people with disabilities living in non -accessible units and "making do." Po|ioynnakeroand advocates need tofind ways to better track these potential mismatches and to bolster affirmative marketing plans and requirements oothat the unit designed is occupied by the intended tenant. In addition, ensuring that households facing challenges to mobility— both in terms of where they live and where and how they move from their homes to work, shop, attend school, or access needed services— demands particular care and attention with regard to regional investments in transit and community development. Council role • Work with Minnesota Housing to stay abreast of the {}|nnotead Plan revision and implementation and determine how the Council and its local partners can contribute to implementation. • Provide technical assistance to local governments on how to expand housing opportunities for people with disabilities. These include sharing information about rehabilitation loan or grant programs that finance the retrofitting of existing housing to better meet the needs ofpeople with disabilities. • Encourage locating housing for people with disabilities in places with access to amenities and services, including the service area of Metro Mobility. • Encourage the use of flexible or universal design principles in projects funded through the Livable Communities Act and review how the Livable Communities Act scoring criteria inoentprojects oerving people with disabilities. • Provide a preference in scoring Local Housing Incentive Account applications to projects that exceed the state -required nnininnunne that 5% of the units be designed and constructed to meet accessibility requirements and an additional 2% be adaptable for those with vision/hearing impairments. FOUR: Opportunities for Collaboration