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20 Projected Resource Needs The gap between current housing capacity and projected need is significant, partfcularly for low-income households and those with the highest barriers to housing stability. Meetfng the needs identffied through community engagement and the HAPT tool will require scaling both housing and service capacity. The HAPT tool (Attachment C), which projects housing needs through 2045, estfmates that Kittitas County will require approximately 5,405 additfonal housing units across all income levels. For the purposes of this five-year plan, this translates to roughly 1,351 new units, with the greatest needs concentrated among extremely and very low-income households and individuals requiring supportfve housing. • The county would need 88 additfonal emergency shelter beds available to meet the 2030 estfmated need. • In additfon to the 11 PSH units available, to meet the 2030 need, 133 additfonal units are needed. • 473 units for Extremely Low-Income households (0-30% AMI5) • 258 units for Very Low-Income households (30-50% AMI) • 94 units for Low-Income households (50-80% AMI) Projected Housing Needs for Kittitas County (20-Year Projection, 5-Year Planning Focus) The largest share of projected housing need falls among extremely low- and very low-income households, those earning below 50% AMI, who face the greatest barriers to finding affordable housing in the private market . Given current service levels and development pipelines, Kittitas County will need to substantfally increase the supply of affordable and supportfve housing, including flexible housing optfons as described in Goal 5, and ensure that new housing optfons are paired with appropriate services and supports. Services In additfon to housing capacity, the county must also expand and strengthen supportfve services to ensure that individuals can achieve and maintain housing stability. Community feedback, natfonal best practfces, and current capacity data all point to the need for scaling supportfve services alongside housing. The key areas that this plan will focus on include: 5 AMI (Area Median Income): The midpoint income for households in a specific geographic area. Housing programs often use income thresholds based on AMI (such as 30% AMI) to determine eligibility for affordable and supportfve housing. Capacity by Intervention Type (2023-2024)