OAR 836-200-0735: Program Metrics and Reporting

(1) The department shall collect and report the following metrics annually to the Oregon Legislature: (a) Number of applicants who received premium assistance funds; (b) Number of applications submitted, approved, placed on waitlist with total funding need noted, and denied; (c) Total number of affordable housing units retained or increased due to assistance; (d) Total number of shelter properties and number of shelter beds preserved or increased due to assistance; (e) Total funds disbursed and average payment per entity; (f) Distribution of funds by geographic region and entity type; (g) Percentage of existing affordable housing stock preserved; and (h) Department administrative costs as a percentage of total program expenditures. (2) Additional metrics may include: (a) How much did each premium assistance payment offset each applicant’s insurance coverage cost(s) for eligible properties; (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); (c) Number of eligible entities that applied and were approved but did not receive assistance due to program funding; and (d) The department may conduct a follow-up survey of premium assistance program participants for feedback on program accessibility and program impact on operations.