Emergency Checks are now available for Oregonians [UPDATE]

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File photo, Oregon Capitol (Image: Brian Gailey)

File photo, Oregon Capitol (Image: Brian Gailey)

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UPDATE: 12:45 PM, 8/21/2020

Money has run out of the Emergency Checks program. The state is now reporting the following message on the program website

The Emergency Relief Check Program has ended because ALL funds are obligated and we are no longer accepting NEW applications through walk-in or NEW appointments.

If you have an appointment already made, please DO NOT CANCEL your appointment. 

If you need rent assistance, mortgage assistance, food or utility help, please call 2-1-1.

Oregon Emergency Payment Relief Program

In July, the Oregon Legislature approved a $35 million program to provide financial relief to Oregonians who may have experienced an economic hardship due to COVID-19. Oregon is partnering with the private sector to deliver one-time, $500 emergency relief payments. To qualify you must meet the following criteria:

  • Are a current resident of Oregon.

  • Can prove your identity.

  • Are experiencing severe financial hardship due to the Governor’s Executive orders 20-07 or 20-12 or indirectly hardship due to the orders.

    • These are the ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ orders that closed many restaurants and personal services to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many sectors – like personal transportation services – were indirectly affected by the orders and may have resulted in a loss of income.

  • Earned $4,000/month or less pre-tax prior to your income loss due to COVID-19.

  • Are NOT current on your unemployment payments:

    • Current means you have received all payments for weeks claimed except for the current claim week. Applicants should count base payments for traditional Unemployment Insurance and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program – not the $600 enhanced payment that ended July 31, 2020. Do not count your waiting week to determine whether or not you are current.

    • You may be eligible if you never applied for or were denied unemployment.

    • You may be eligible if you are not current on unemployment benefits but have since returned to work. 

To learn more and to start the application process visit:
https://emergencychecks.oregon.gov