Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Housing Benefits

Helping Members Keep and Stay in their Homes

Starting Nov. 1, 2024, OHP members may qualify for housing benefits. Housing benefits are a health-related social needs (HRSN) service. HRSN housing benefits are for OHP members with certain health conditions.

What Are HRSN Housing Benefits?

Help paying rent for up to six months. This includes late payments.
Help paying for utilities like gas, electric and water. This includes set-up and late payments.
Up to six months of storage fees.
Tenancy support – help understanding your lease, speaking with your landlord and referrals to other services.
Home changes for health and safety, including pest control, heavy duty cleaning, and installation of ramps, grab bars, and drawer pulls.

Who Qualifies for HRSN Housing Benefits?

Each housing benefit has different requirements. They may include things like your income, your age or having a lease. But for all of them you must be an OHP member who:

Has a complex physical or behavioral health issue,
Has a developmental or intellectual disability,
Has difficulty with self-care and daily activities,
Is experiencing abuse or neglect,
Is 65 or older,
Is under age 6,
Is pregnant or gave birth in the past 12 months, or
Has repeated trips to the emergency room or crisis encounters.

To learn more about qualifying for HRSN housing benefits, read the overview:

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How to Ask for HRSN Housing Supports

It may take up to two weeks to review a request for HRSN housing supports. If approved, you may need to wait longer to get the benefit.

Coordinated care organization (CCO) members: Ask your CCO. Your CCO:

Will approve or deny services within two weeks.
May need to call you for more information.

To ask, use your CCO's HRSN housing request form. You can also call your CCO.

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Open card (fee-for-service) members: Call 1-888-834-4304 or email ORHRSN@acentra.com

Or, send a completed HRSN Housing Benefit Request Form. Completing this form does not guarantee eligibility for HRSN housing benefits. Download the form in your language: