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961 Chapter 6:Non-citizens • Section 1: Introduction (07/2026) 1984 $390 1999 $740 2014 $1,200 1985 $410 2000 $780 2015 $1,220 1986 $440 2001 $830 2016 $1,260 1987 $460 2002 $870 2017 $1,300 1988 $470 2003 $890 2018 $1,320 1989 $500 2004 $900 2019 $1,360 1990 $520 2005 $920 2020 $1,410 1991 $540 2006 $970 2021 $1,470 1992 $570 2007 $1000 2022 $1,510 Note: If the individual from whom quarters are being borrowed is not in the filing group, ODHS will need the “Consent for Release of Information” (SSA-3288) before requesting any information about the individual’s work quarters. ODHS cannot use any quarter claimed after Dec. 31, 1996 if the LPR received any assistance from a federally means tested program, as defined below, during the quarter. The following are federal means-tested programs for purposes of determining qualifying quarters: • SNAP • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) • SSI • Medicaid • State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and • Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) in Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Northern Marianas (CNMI) An applicant may make a self-declaration as to working 40 quarters, but SSP must verify this with one of the following: • A current employer-prepared statement of earnings • W-2, W-2c, employer-prepared wage statement, or an IRS copy of the individual’s tax return • A timely filed tax return for a self-employed individual Note: A timely filed tax return must show proof of filing, canceled check, money order or copy of IRS schedule C form bearing the IRS time stamp. The IRS time stamp must indicate the return was filed within three years three months and 15 days after the end of the year in which the self-employment income was derived. • Other evidence of self-employment that allows SSP to determine business did exist and a profit was earned. Comparison of bills, payment vouchers and receipts are examples of evidence SSP might use to make a determination • Records of employment agencies in Oregon or any other state • Any other evidence of earnings including pay envelopes, pay vouchers, union records, or an individual’s copy of a federal or state tax return • Social Security Administration records of a non-recipient