Oregon grants
& benefits: OHP Bridge, a state loan for property tax and the Kids Credit.

KFF lists Oregon as expanding Medicaid on January 1, 2014. Since July 2024 the state has also offered OHP Bridge to adults under 65 whose income falls between 133% and 200% of the federal poverty level and who cannot get affordable insurance elsewhere. Like OHP Plus, Bridge has no member costs.

Through February 2027, a single adult fits the band with yearly income of $21,228 to $31,920, and a household of four with $43,896 to $66,000. Bridge covers medical, dental and behavioral health care and rides to appointments, but not long-term services and supports. Apply on ONE or at HealthCare.gov.

Most OHP members renew only every two years today, and children under 6 keep coverage until their sixth birthday. OHA says both end in late 2027. Children and most other members will then renew yearly, while adults 19 to 64 outside Medicare and disability or pregnancy programs move to six-month renewals.

OHA calls its version of the federal work test the work or activity rules, starting in 2027. An adult passes with $580 a month of household income before taxes, half-time school, or 80 hours of work, volunteering, caregiving or training. During 2027 you can claim an exemption by telling OHA, with no proof needed.

What the federal law requires of every state is set out in our Medicaid work requirements guide.

Expansion, eligibility groups and long-term care rules nationwide are covered in our Medicaid program guide.

Oregon Project Independence (OPI) pays for limited help at home for people who might otherwise have to move out. Depending on the area, that can mean personal care, housekeeping, chore services, home-delivered meals, respite, adult day care, nursing visits or assistive devices.

OPI serves Oregonians 60 and older and people of any age with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Adults 19 to 59 with physical disabilities qualify only in 20 counties, among them Multnomah, Washington, Lane, Marion and Jackson. People on Medicaid are left out unless they get only SNAP or Medicare premium help.

Every OPI client owes a sliding-scale fee, set by monthly household income after subtracting medical expenses. Some areas keep waiting lists that put frail people with little support first. Requests start with the Aging and Disability Resource Connection at 855-673-2372.

Senior and disabled homeowners in this program borrow from the State of Oregon to cover their property taxes. The Department of Revenue pays the county on November 15 each year, records a lien on the home, and charges 6% simple interest on what it has paid.

For 2026, household income in 2025 could not exceed $70,000, counting taxable and nontaxable income of the applicant and a spouse living in the home. The home's real market value must also fall under a county limit, which House Bill 3712 relaxed for owners with fewer than 17 years in the house.

Apply through your county assessor by April 15. Late claims are accepted from April 16 to December 1 with a fee of 10% of the latest tax bill, between $20 and $180 for 2026. Participants recertify every two years, and the deferred taxes plus interest must be repaid before the lien is released.

Under ORS 307.250 to 307.283, a qualifying veteran, or a veteran's surviving spouse or registered domestic partner, can take $27,092 or $32,512 off the assessed value of an owner-occupied homestead. The amounts rise 3% every year, and the exemption covers the home first, then taxable personal property.

For the smaller figure, the VA or a branch of the armed forces must certify disabilities of at least 40%. A yearly physician's certificate also works, but then income cannot top 185% of federal poverty guidelines. The larger figure requires that 40% certification to cover service-connected disabilities.

An unremarried surviving spouse or partner can claim the smaller figure even if the veteran never filed. The larger one applies if the death was service-connected or the veteran received at least one year of the maximum exemption.

Claims go to the county assessor on form 150-303-086, due April 1 ahead of the tax year, with a DD-214 and the rating certificate. The exemption is not automatic and does not follow you to a new home, so a move means a new claim.

On 2025 returns, the Oregon Kids Credit is worth $1,050 per qualifying child 5 or younger, for up to five children, when modified AGI is $26,550 or less. It shrinks above that and reaches zero at $31,550. Families with no income can still claim it, and ITIN filers and children with ITINs qualify.

A Kids Credit refund cannot be garnished, though the Department of Revenue may still offset it against debts such as past-due child support or student loans. Married couples who file separately cannot claim it.

Anyone who gets the federal earned income tax credit can add the Oregon earned income credit: 12% of the federal amount with a dependent under 3, otherwise 9%. People who miss the federal credit only because someone lacks a work-valid Social Security number can claim the Oregon one with an ITIN.

The federal credit that Oregon's EIC is figured from is explained in our EITC program guide.

ODHS runs SNAP and Oregon Summer EBT, a grocery benefit for school-aged children during summer break. Apply in a ONE Online account, through the ONE Customer Service Center at 800-699-9075 on weekdays, or at a local office. One paper form covers SNAP, TANF and Employment Related Day Care together.

USDA's food restriction waiver list does not include Oregon, so SNAP buys the same groceries in Oregon that it always has.

Income limits, deposit dates and the work rule for adults without young children are in our Oregon food stamps guide.