Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 813 - OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Division 46 - EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EHA) › Section 813-046-0011 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Terms used throughout this division (OAR 813-046) may be
				defined in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) or in the OHCS General Definitions (OAR
				813-005-0005). Terms used within this division observe those definitions,
				except as defined below:
(1) "EHA"
			 means the Emergency Housing Assistance program administered by OHCS pursuant to
			 this division and other applicable law.
(2) "EHA requirements" means these
			 administrative rules; all funding agreement terms and conditions; OHCS
			 directives (including deficiency notices); the SHF Manual requirements; and
			 applicable state, local, and federal laws and requirements.
(3) "EHA services" means services as defined
			 in OAR 813-046-0045  and the SHF Manual, which are eligible activities with EHA
			 funding.
(4) "Homeless" means an
			 individual, family or household that lacks a fixed, regular, and/or adequate
			 nighttime residence in accordance with department categorical definitions.
			 Categorical definitions are contained in the program manual.
(5) "Homeless Management Information System"
			 or "HMIS" is defined in 24
			 CFR 576.2.
(6) "Household" means an individual living
			 alone, a family with or without children or a group of individuals who are
			 living together as one economic unit.
(7) "Household income" means the total
			 household income from all sources before taxes. Specific sources and deductions
			 are outlined in the SHF Manual.
(8)
			 "Low income" means a household with an annual household income that is more
			 than 50%, but below 80%, of the area median income based on U.S. Department of
			 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determined guidelines, as adjusted for
			 family size.
(9) "SHF Manual" or
			 "Program manual" means the State Homeless Funds Program Operations Manual, as
			 described in OAR 813-046-0015.
(10)
			 "Unstably housed" means an individual or family who is rent-burdened, defined
			 as paying more than 30% of their gross income in rent; or is currently paying
			 more than the Fair Market Rent, defined by HOME FMRs or is at risk of losing
			 their housing and does not otherwise qualify as homeless or imminent risk, has
			 been notified to vacate their current residence, or otherwise demonstrates a
			 high risk of losing their current housing and lacks the resources or support
			 networks to obtain other permanent housing.
(11) "Very low income" means an annual
			 household income that is at or less than 50% of the area median income based on
			 HUD determined guidelines, adjusted for family size.
(12) "Veteran" means a person who served in
			 the U.S. Armed Forces and was discharged under honorable conditions or is
			 receiving a non-service-connected pension from the U.S. Department of Veterans
			 Affairs as further defined in ORS
			 405.225 and the program
			 manual.
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
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				  rule
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  456.555
Statutes/Other Implemented:
				  24 CFR
				  576.2, ORS
				  458.505, ORS
				  458.610, ORS
				  458.620 & ORS
				  458.650