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OHCS presents shelter and eviction‑prevention budget notes, reports wide regional variation and program pressure after cuts

House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness · January 14, 2026
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Summary

OHCS briefed the committee on two Ways and Means budget notes: shelter cost analysis and eviction‑prevention effectiveness. The agency said it surveyed 214 shelter projects (representing ~85% capacity), found large regional variation in per‑bed costs, and warned that recent cuts reduced eviction prevention capacity and staffing.

Liz Weber, director of the housing stabilization division at Oregon Housing and Community Services, told the committee that OHCS's budget‑note reports will provide regionally disaggregated data on shelter costs and an analysis of how to maximize eviction‑prevention assistance given constrained funding.

OHCS said it collected data from 214 shelter projects across the state (about 85% of capacity on the housing inventory count) and met with roughly 20…

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