Housing Grant for Disabled Veterans
If you know a veteran or his family who could benefit by by adapting a home to accommodate their disability, here are some options to share with them:
The Veterans' Administration provides grants to Servicemembers and Veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities to help purchase or construct an adapted home, or modify an existing home to accommodate a disability. Two grant programs exist: the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant and the Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant. A third,
Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) Grant
A third, but temporary grant may be available to SAH/SHA eligible Veterans and Service members who are or will be temporarily residing in a home owned by a family member.
- The TRA grant will not be deducted from the total grant funds available to a Veteran or Servicemember
- The TRA grant will be deducted from one of the three usages available to the Veteran or Servicemember
- The maximum amount available to adapt a family member's home for the SAH grant is $37,597 and for the SHA grant is $6,713
Eligibility
If you are a Service member or Veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability, you may be entitled to a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant or a Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant. To check your eligibility, or for more information go to: https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/adaptedhousing.asp