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For many people, aging in their homes is a top priority. In fact, a majority (91%) of Veterans 45 and older say it’s important for them to stay in their homes if they need long-term care, according to an AARP survey.
Thankfully, VA offers several grants to help service members and Veterans pay for renovations that can make their homes more accessible if they’ve lost mobility. These programs are not only for young service members who have been injured in combat but also for Veterans who served in the military decades ago.
Virtual Event on Sept. 26
Blue Star Families and AARP are hosting a live town hall to connect Veterans and military families with VA home adaptation benefits for buying, building or modifying homes. Experts will introduce a new AARP resource, Veterans Home Benefits Modification Benefits Guide. This free tool, available digitally and in print, explains how to apply for the often overlooked $150 million in VA home adaptation benefits available annually.
Speakers include:
- Jason Latona, chief of VA Specially Adapted Housing Program
- Juanita Jimenez-Soto, manager of AARP’s Veterans and Military Families initiative
- Amy Goyer, AARP caregiving expert
When: Sept. 26, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT
Free help to navigate VA home modification benefits
Most (60%) Veterans 45 and older are unaware that VA provides grant funding for home modifications, and almost a quarter of Veterans say they need financial assistance to modify their homes to continue living there. To help Veterans and their caregivers, AARP created the free Veterans Home Benefits Guide to assist them in navigating the numerous programs offered by VA. The guide aims to help Veterans:
- Learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply for VA’s home modification grants and related programs.
- Determine which home modifications are applicable to current and future care needs.
- Identify how to get help from certified Veterans’ representatives who have experience and knowledge of VA’s process for awarding benefits.
To learn more about grant eligibility and how to apply for VA’s Specially Adapted Housing and home modification grant programs, visit AARP.org/VetsHomeBenefits.
AARP’s survey included 1,311 Veterans 45 or older and was conducted from Dec. 1 to 17, 2023, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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I’m worried about being able to afford staying in my home because of rising prices and a limited fixed income. I’m still in pretty good health, but I know that the possibility of decline there could affect my ability to continue to stay. I am alone.
`I am so sorry that the VA has partnered with AARP. It is no secret that AARP is a “left-leaning” organization that looks to further the causes of the Democratic party. I will go so far as to believe AARP approached The VA with this promotion because it feels a great number of veterans will be subliminally induced to favor the Democrat party because of the ties between them. Feel free to try and change my mind. Fact-checker Snopes is not a balanced source for truth since they also are fueled by Democratic sources.
I am trying to by a house and I have the land payed for and I put in water and sewer system and power poles have invested over 80,000 thousand of My own money
Had an appointment at 3pm will it be aired on youtube?
We applied for grant to get help with a walk-in shower. At 86, fixing to be 87 my husband can’t get in the tub. We applied late July/ early August. Crickets.
I wish they had a program to help disabled vets in asia
I would like info on getting help for a walk in bath tub with water jets . I have 7 k saved for one . We own our 1 and a half bath home . Thank you
Please help me, 100% disabled VA Vietnam veteran, termites are eating my home!! Can anybody help me?? the VA did build a ramp for my wheelchair, could they help me with this problem? ? Thank you
no thank you . I will pay for things myself.
I would like assistance to remove , unsafe areas on my garage driveway to my home.
I AM A MARINE VET, 2ND BATTALION, 5TH MARINES, WWII, PACIFIC AND CHINA 1945 – 1948, LEFT WITH SOME VA CARE, AND A 15% DISABILITY
This all sounds very good, however, this is 09/29/24, and I have been trying since the begining of June to talk with a VA. Rep. It is now too late to get the help I needed! Now I don’t know any way to connect for what I need then I did in June.
A LOT OF US WOULD JUST LIKE A NICE CLEAN ROOM WITH TOILET SINK AND SHOWER