For decades California has faced an affordable housing crisis as home values and rents have become among the highest in the nation. The affordable housing crisis disproportionately impacts people with disabilities who live on fixed incomes that tend to be at or near poverty level thresholds.
The vast majority of adults, served by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and the Regional Center system in California rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the state Supplemental Security Program (SSP) as their sole source of income which seriously limits their choices of where and with whom they live. This report takes an in-depth look at the housing needs of adults with IDD who are served by DDS and the Regional Center system in California.
