ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOMEOWNER-RENTER ASSISTANCE, 1987
Elderly and disabled California homeowners and renters are eligible for state assistance, and will soon begin receiving applications for this aid. To qualify for the annual rebates, claimants must be at least 62 years old, blind or totally disabled as of Dec. 31, 1987, and have had $12,000 or less in total household income last year. The filing period began last week and runs through Aug. 31. Last year the state provided $25,162,580 in assistance, $1,011,231 (or 4% of the state total) in Orange County.
Total Average Total Average Number of Household Household Property Property Claimants Income Income Tax Paid Tax Paid ELDERLY OWNERS Orange 2,380 $18,143,748 $7,623 $796,033 $334 Los Angeles 13,901 99,932,311 7,189 4,167,268 300 Riverside 1,687 12,391,444 7,345 483,163 286 San Bernardino 2,294 16,384,980 7,143 544,492 237 San Diego 2,930 21,401,927 7,304 917,620 313 STATE TOTAL 47,772 345,951,049 7,242 13,954,098 292 DISABLED OWNERS Orange 75 515,561 6,874 37,694 503 Los Angeles 871 5,880,907 6,752 283,725 326 Riverside 129 923,200 7,157 45,874 356 San Bernardino 171 1,192,811 6,976 54,407 318 San Diego 151 1,054,168 6,981 57,649 382 STATE TOTAL 3,365 23,047,544 6,849 1,120,458 333
Total Average Amount of Amount of Assistance Assistance ELDERLY OWNERS Orange $205,087 $86 Los Angeles 1,297,144 93 Riverside 138,789 82 San Bernardino 173,673 76 San Diego 262,211 89 STATE TOTAL 4,214,699 88 DISABLED OWNERS Orange 10,555 141 Los Angeles 94,166 108 Riverside 13,563 105 San Bernardino 16,192 95 San Diego 16,940 112 STATE TOTAL 353,059 105
Total Average Total Average Number of Household Household Property Property Claimants Income Income Tax Paid Tax Paid ELDERLY RENTERS Orange 5,921 40,632,738 6,862 1,480,250 250 Los Angeles 52,459 352,961,307 6,728 13,114,750 250 Riverside 4,381 30,067,377 6,863 1,095,250 250 San Bernardino 5,035 34,512,004 6,854 1,258,750 250 San Diego 9,695 66,597,177 6,869 2,423,750 250 STATE TOTAL 134,314 912,320,368 6,792 33,578,500 250 DISABLED RENTERS Orange 1,695 11,021,343 6,502 423,750 250 Los Angeles 20,319 131,780,060 6,486 5,079,750 250 Riverside 1,268 8,338,586 6,576 317,000 250 San Bernardino 1,753 11,424,421 6,517 438,250 250 San Diego 3,988 26,329,783 6,602 997,000 250 STATE TOTAL 59,658 391,074,313 6,555 14,914,500 250
Total Average Amount of Amount of Assistance Assistance ELDERLY RENTERS Orange 611,809 103 Los Angeles 5,666,337 108 Riverside 449,207 103 San Bernardino 514,989 102 San Diego 991,598 102 STATE TOTAL 14,095,825 105 DISABLED RENTERS Orange 183,780 108 Los Angeles 2,281,848 112 Riverside 138,048 109 San Bernardino 196,919 112 San Diego 428,007 107 STATE TOTAL 6,498,997 109
* $250 Renter Statutory Property Tax Equivalent
Source: State of California, Franchise Tax Board