Housing and Home Improvement Assistance
What is housing and home improvement?
Housing and home improvement services provide minor repairs to owner and renter occupied homes. Renter occupied homes must have written permission from the landlord. There are four categories of home improvement services: security enhancements; minor home repairs; mobility and accessibility improvements; and basic household furnishings/home appliance repair, replacement or purchase. An agency may select which categories to provide.
Who qualifies for housing and home improvement?
Eligible people are 60 years of age or older, have no one able and willing to perform the services for them, and reside within a county where the housing and home improvement service is funded under the Home and Community Care Block Grant.
How do I access and learn more about the service?
Housing and home improvement services are offered by local service providers supported by the Home and Community Care Block Grant. Click on the list link below to find a program in your area. Call the local agency that provides home repair services in your county for more information. You may also contact:
Important Considerations
Housing and home improvement services are limited to no more than $7,000 per individual per program year. Funds cannot be used to pay for rent, utility bills, food, medicine, security deposits, utility deposits, taxes, home improvements negatively affecting the structural integrity of the home, home improvements that are the obligation of the landlord, or duplication of any home improvement service to the same housing unit for three consecutive years following receipt of the initial service.