Oregon: money rules on one page
The benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for Oregon, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: Oregon Department of Human Services: SNAP, checked
- Medicaid & CHIP income limitsMedicaidExpanded: adults up to 138% of povertySource: Oregon Health Authority, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back within31 days after the tenancy terminatesSource: ORS 90.300 and 90.302, ORS Chapter 90 (2025 edition), checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)30 daysSource: ORS Chapter 90 (2025 edition) - Residential Landlord and Tenant, checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice10 days (pay or move out)Source: ORS Chapter 90 (2025 ed.): 90.155, 90.160, 90.375, 90.392, 90.394, 90.395, 90.396, 90.398, 90.427, checked
- RepairsTime to repair30 days; urgent: 48 hoursSource: ORS chapter 90 Residential Landlord and Tenant (2025 edition), checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase7–90 daysSource: ORS chapter 90 (ORS 90.155, 90.160, 90.323, 90.324, 90.385), checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$211–$902, up to 26 weeksSource: OED: How Do I File?, checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices36Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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