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Social Security disability

Disability benefits in Oregon

Social Security rules are the same in every state. This page covers what is different in Oregon: who decides your claim, state money added to SSI, Medicaid, hearings and free help.

You have 60 days to appeal each decision, plus 5 days for mail.

How to appeal a denialAppeal deadline calculator

Who decides your claim in Oregon?

Disability Determination Services (DDS)

After you apply with Social Security, this state office reviews your claim. It decides if you meet Social Security's medical rules for disability. Social Security checks the other rules, like work credits and income.

Part of
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Office of Aging and People with Disabilities (APD)
Phone
800-452-2147 (to check the status of your application)

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Does Oregon add money to SSI?

In-home supplement (Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical, OSIPM special need)

Oregon pays $22 a month to some people who get SSI. It is for people whose only income is SSI and who get in-home care services. These are home and community-based in-home services or State Plan Personal Care. They come through Oregon's Medicaid program for older adults and people with disabilities (OSIPM). It is not added to every SSI check.

Paid by: the state

WhoState partTotal per month with SSIEffective
Person whose only countable income is SSI and who gets in-home care services through Oregon Medicaid (OSIPM)$22$1,016January 1, 2016

The total uses the federal SSI amount for that living arrangement. For people living on their own, the federal SSI part is $994 a month for one person or $1,491 for a couple in 2026. In another person's household or in a medical facility it is less.

How to apply
Social Security does not pay it. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Aging and People with Disabilities (APD) program handles it with your in-home services. Ask your local APD or Area Agency on Aging office, or call the Aging and Disability Resource Connection at 855-673-2372.
Contact
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Aging and People with Disabilities
800-699-9075 (apply or update benefits); ADRC 855-673-2372
https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/aging-disability-services/pages/default.aspx

Medicaid in Oregon

Oregon's Medicaid program is the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). Social Security does not sign you up for it. You apply to the state (ODHS) online at benefits.oregon.gov or by phone. If you get SSI, the state treats you as meeting the income rules for its Medicaid program for older adults and people with disabilities (called OSIPM).

Program
Oregon Health Plan (OHP); for people with disabilities: Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical (OSIPM)
Medicaid agency
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/hsd/ohp/pages/index.aspx
800-699-9075 (apply or update benefits)

Medicaid for working people with disabilities: Employed Persons with Disabilities (OSIPM-EPD)

This program lets people with disabilities who work keep Medicaid. You must have a disability under state rules and a job. Your adjusted earned income must be at or below 250% of the federal poverty level for one person. If you lose your job, you may keep coverage for up to 12 months in some cases.

https://ch461rules.odhs.oregon.gov/rules/461-135-0725.pdf

State disability and paid leave in Oregon

Paid Leave Oregon - medical leave

Run by
Oregon Employment Department, Paid Leave Oregon
Who it covers
People who work in Oregon and earned at least $1,000 in their base year (or alternate base year) before they apply. Full-time, part-time and multiple jobs count. Self-employed people can choose to be covered. Federal employees are not covered. Medical leave is for your own serious health condition.
Benefit
Paid Leave Oregon pays a share of your wages each week. Some workers get 100% of their wages. For claims with a benefit year that starts on or after June 28, 2026, the weekly benefit is at least $70.51 and at most $1,692.16. You can take up to 12 weeks of paid leave in a year (up to 14 weeks in some pregnancy cases).
How to file
Apply online in Frances Online (frances.oregon.gov). You can also send a paper application or call 833-854-0166. Tell your employer 30 days ahead if you can. If the leave is unexpected, tell them within 24 hours and give written notice within 3 days.
Filing deadline
You can apply up to 30 days before your leave starts and no later than 30 days after it starts.

Paid Leave Oregon - family and safe leave

Run by
Oregon Employment Department, Paid Leave Oregon
Who it covers
Workers who need time to care for a family member with a serious health condition, bond with a new child, or take safe leave after domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, bias crimes or stalking. It is not for your own illness. For your own illness, see medical leave.
Benefit
Same weekly benefit rules as medical leave (from $70.51 to $1,692.16 a week for benefit years starting on or after June 28, 2026). Up to 12 weeks of paid leave in a year in total.
How to file
Apply online in Frances Online (frances.oregon.gov), by paper application, or by phone at 833-854-0166.

Hearing offices and federal court in Oregon

2 hearing offices serve Oregon. Hearing office locator (Social Security)

Eugene, OR Hearing Office

Hearing office

Address
Suite 201, 211 E. 7th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401
Fax
(833) 769-0243

Portland, OR Hearing Office

Hearing office

Address
Suite 400, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, OR 97232-2483
Fax
(833) 719-0414

Federal district court

If you appeal to federal court, you file in the district court that covers your county.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Court help for people without a lawyer

Counties covered (36)
  • Clackamas
  • Clatsop
  • Columbia
  • Hood River
  • Jefferson
  • Multnomah
  • Polk
  • Tillamook
  • Wasco
  • Washington
  • Yamhill
  • Benton
  • Coos
  • Deschutes
  • Douglas
  • Lane
  • Lincoln
  • Linn
  • Marion
  • Curry
  • Jackson
  • Josephine
  • Klamath
  • Lake
  • Baker
  • Crook
  • Gilliam
  • Grant
  • Harney
  • Malheur
  • Morrow
  • Sherman
  • Umatilla
  • Union
  • Wallowa
  • Wheeler

Free help in Oregon

Protection & Advocacy agency (P&A)

Disability Rights Oregon

Phone
503-243-2081 (toll-free 800-452-1694)

Legal aid

  • Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO)
    https://lasoregon.org/
    Serves: Many Oregon counties. Other counties are served by other legal aid programs; the LASO website lists which.

Benefits counseling and work (WIPA)

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Oregon Department of Human Services

Phone
877-277-0513 (toll-free; 503-945-5880)

ABLE savings account

Oregon ABLE Savings Plan

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Good to know in Oregon

  • Oregon's General Assistance program can give short-term help to adults 18 to 64 with severe disabilities who are homeless or at risk of homelessness while they apply for SSI: up to $649 a month for housing, $109 for utilities and $73 in cash, plus free help with the Social Security application and appeals. Call 866-535-8431. (ODHS)
  • You can check the status of your disability claim with Oregon's Disability Determination Services at 800-452-2147. (ODHS)
  • For Paid Leave Oregon claims with a benefit year starting on or after June 28, 2026, the weekly benefit is between $70.51 and $1,692.16. (Oregon Employment Department)

Recent changes

2026: Paid Leave Oregon contribution rate stays at 1% of wages up to $184,500 (Paid Leave Oregon employees overview). January 1, 2026: OSIPM income standards updated to the 2026 SSI rate ($994 / $1,491) in OAR 461-155-0250. The current version of OAR 461-135-0010 (assumed Medicaid eligibility for SSI recipients) is effective October 1, 2026 (what changed was not reviewed). June 28, 2026: Paid Leave Oregon minimum/maximum weekly benefit $70.51 / $1,692.16 for new benefit years (Oregon Employment Department).

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Sources

Last checked: November 2026