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6.0. - Page 45 of 179 <br />Households headed by a single parent can have special needs due to the economic limitation of earning <br />only one income, and the challenges of childcare without a partner. Although gender equality has made <br />strides over the past 50 years, women continue to earn lower incomes than men. Therefore, female - <br />headed households in particular have specific housing needs that must be addressed. The special needs <br />of female -headed households can include low-cost housing suitable for children and located near <br />schools and childcare facilities. Innovative, shared living arrangements, including congregate cooking <br />and childcare, could also be appropriate <br />Female -headed households make up over one-quarter of the total households in Redwood City. The <br />most vulnerable female -headed households can be those where women are living with children without <br />a partner. Redwood City has 2,390 such households. Female -headed households are more likely to be <br />living under the poverty line than other households. <br />If a jurisdiction provides estimates of the at -risk population(s), it should also include a <br />description of the operational definition of the at -risk group and the methodology used to <br />generate the estimates: <br />The following are the descriptions of the at -risk groups: <br />• Extremely low, very low and low income households with a cost burden greater than 50% of <br />income. <br />• Severely overcrowded households with a cost burden cost burden greater than 50% of income. <br />Based on the CHAS data shown in the previous Housing Problems table the City estimates the following <br />number of households at risk: <br />• Extremely low, very low and low income households with a cost burden greater than 50% of <br />income — 3,070 <br />• Severely overcrowded households with a cost burden cost burden greater than 50% of income — <br />1,020 <br />Specify particular housing characteristics that have been linked with instability and an <br />increased risk of homelessness <br />In 2009, San Mateo County conducted a "Hidden Homeless Next Day Study" for the purpose of analyzing <br />(1) the numbers of "hidden" homeless people who meet U.S. Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development (HUD) definitions who might have been missed on the night of the count; and (2) the <br />number of homeless people who might be staying temporarily with family and friends who, although <br />they do not meet HUD homeless definitions, could be considered to be homeless. <br />Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY 39 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />401 <br />