Portland's low-income housing program fails to help intended population, audit finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A City of Portland program designed to increase housing availability for people with low incomes is falling short of its goals according to a city audit report. 

The report focused on the Inclusionary Housing program, first launched by the Portland Housing Bureau in 2017.

The report published Wednesday found that the city often failed to ensure property owners were in compliance with the program requirements. What’s more, the audit found the city didn’t...