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11Y ro, uN�y 1,,' op Ufa =U, To: Mayor and Council, Neal Beets, City Manager rom: Chris Miller, Finance Director Date: April 22, 2003 Ike: Estimation of Eligible Households for the water and Sewer Viscount program Introduction At the 4/14/03 Council Meeting, the City Council discussed the possibility of establishing a financial means test as part of the eligibility requirements for the City's Water and Sewer Discount Program (currently known as the Senior Discount Program). The following information is presented to aid the Council in their decision. The information is based on the 2000 Census, which was arrived at from a sample of single - family households in Roseville. Based upon this information, the table below depicts the number of single - f it households that would qualify `y for the discount based on varying amounts of household income. Federal and State assistance programs dune `Adjusted Gross Income" in many different ways. The table above is based upon the household's income after taxes, and is commonly used in many assistance programs. Supplemental Information As a comparison to the table above, the current dollar amount for meeting the Federal Government's poverty threshold for a two- person household is approximately $1 2,000 in adjusted gross income. Based on the 2000 Census, the average household social security income is $14,000 annually. The average retirement income (pension payments) is $22,000 annually. Under the City's current discount program, 2,500, or 21% of single - family households are currently receiving the discount. To maintain the current number of eligible households, the Council would need to establish a dollar threshold of approximately $30,000. 1