The Metro Supportive Housing Services tax, approved by voters in 2020, funds Multnomah County's Joint Office of Homeless Services to operate shelters, outreach, rapid rehousing, and supportive housing across the tri-county Portland region.
Metro voters approved the Supportive Housing Services (SHS) measure in May 2020, imposing a 1% personal income tax on high earners and a 1% business profits tax on large businesses across Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties. SHS funds, administered by Metro and distributed to each county, support the Multnomah County Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS), which contracts with shelter providers, outreach teams, alternative shelter villages, rapid rehousing programs, and permanent supportive housing. Portland-specific bridge shelters and Safe Rest Villages receive a significant portion of the funding stream alongside city general-fund contributions.
SHS tax noncompliance by individuals and businesses subjects them to back-tax assessments, interest, and penalties through Metro's revenue division, but most administration is collection-focused rather than punitive.
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