1. (1) The department shall collect and report the following metrics annually to the Oregon Legislature:

   1. (a) Number of applicants who received premium assistance funds;
   2. (b) Number of applications submitted, approved, placed on waitlist with total funding need noted, and denied;
   3. (c) Total number of affordable housing units retained or increased due to assistance;
   4. (d) Total number of shelter properties and number of shelter beds preserved or increased due to assistance;
   5. (e) Total funds disbursed and average payment per entity;
   6. (f) Distribution of funds by geographic region and entity type;
   7. (g) Percentage of existing affordable housing stock preserved; and
   8. (h) Department administrative costs as a percentage of total program expenditures.

2. (2) Additional metrics may include:

   1. (a) How much did each premium assistance payment offset each applicant’s insurance coverage cost(s) for eligible properties;
   2. (b) The extent to which premium assistance funding reduced insurance-related financial distress reported by eligible entities (i.e. without assistance payments, how many assistance recipients would have reduced/lost previously available affordable housing units or shelter beds);
   3. (c) Number of eligible entities that applied and were approved but did not receive assistance due to program funding; and
   4. (d) The department may conduct a follow-up survey of premium assistance program participants for feedback on program accessibility and program impact on operations.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 731.244 & Or Laws 2025, ch 600

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 746.100, ORS 746.110 & ORS 746.240

History

ID 3-2026, adopt filed 03/26/2026, effective 04/01/2026