HRSN housing benefits

If you qualify, EOCCO may help with:

Rent and future utilities (renters only)

• Past and/or future rent (up to six months)
• Future due utilities like water, gas, internet, garbage, internet and phone (up to six months total)

Not included: Pet fees, parking, homeowner costs, renter’s insurance that is not billed by your landlord or taxes paid by your landlord.

Utility setup or past-due utility bills (renters only)

• Help setting up utilities
• Help paying utility bills that are past due (up to six months total)

Must be getting rent support through EOCCO to qualify

Storage fees (renters only)

• Help storing personal belongings (up to six months)

Must be getting rent support through EOCCO to qualify

Home modifications

• Small changes to make your home safer
• Ramps
• Grab/grip bars
• Door and cabinet handles
• Lifetime limit: $7,500

Does not cover general repairs or upgrades, or anything your landlord is responsible for

Home remediation

• Safe removal of health hazards
• Pest control
• Heavy housecleaning and yard safety fixes
• Installation of allergy-friendly curtains or blinds
• Lifetime limit: $5,025

Does not include regular housekeeping or cosmetic work

Hotel or motel stays (renters only)

• Temporary stay if your home is unsafe during repairs or cleaning
• Up to three months (can be extended upon request)

Only for renters, and only if you’re getting home modifications or remediation

Any amount of hotel or motel stay will take away from the amount of time you are able to get covered for rent. If you have already used all six months of your rent benefit, you are not eligible to get covered for this service.

Housing navigation and tenancy support (renters only)

• Get help budgeting, applying for other housing, understanding your lease or gathering paperwork
• You’ll be paired with a support provider for 18 months

If you apply for another housing service, you’ll be automatically signed up for this one too.

Note: Approval for this service does not include any payments for housing services.

You may qualify if you:

• Are an EOCCO member with Oregon Health Plan (OHP) medical coverage under a CCOA or CCOB plan
• Are a renter or living in an RV and renting the space you where you park your RV
• Homeowners only qualify for the home modification and home remediation benefits
• Are currently housed with a signed lease or rental agreement
• Earn less than 30% of the average income in your area as a household
• Are at risk of becoming homeless
• Have a clinical risk factor (such as a health or behavioral condition)
• Meet at least one of these life situations:
• You’ll be starting Medicare and OHP in the next three months
• You just joined Medicare and OHP in the last nine months
• You may lose your housing soon or spend most of your income on rent
• You got care at Oregon State Hospital or a large treatment center in the last year
• You were released from jail or prison in the last year
• You’ve been in foster care or the child welfare system in Oregon
• You are a young adult with special healthcare needs

1. Check if you’re eligible (see list above)
2. Make sure that your current address matches the address in OHP’s system. If you are unsure, please call
• OHP customer service at 800-699-9075 (TTY 711)
• Or visit the ONE Oregon portal
3. Gather the documents you need:
• Two months’ proof of household income. (Note: Income means money you or someone in your household gets. It can come from the government, child support or a job)
• Types of income:
1. Award letters or paperwork for
1. Social Security
2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
3. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and
4. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2. Paperwork for child support
3. Paystubs from a job
• If you do not have any income or proof of the income you get from any of the types above, please fill out this Income Attestation form
• A signed copy of your lease agreement, rental agreement or Verification of Landlord/Tenant Relationship form.
• A copy of your ledger or past-due utility bills
• For home modifications or remediation only: A completed Scope of Work form
• If you need help filling one out:
• Go to the online request form
• Select “connect with a service provider for help”

Scope of Work – English

Scope of Work - Spanish

4. Fill out the EOCCO the online HRSN housing application
5. Submit any supporting documents that you did not attach to your original request:
• Fill out form
6. EOCCO will review your request and let you know by email or mail if you’re approved