CHAPTER 10 Other Home-Buying Resources for Veterans In addition to VA home loans, there are other programs that offer services and discounts to help veterans buy and improve their homes.
DISABILITY HOUSING GRANTS
In addition to VA home loans, The Department of Veterans Affairs VA offers several types of grants for disabled veterans to help them buy or modify a home to accommodate their needs due to a qualifying service-connected disability. Each grant has different requirements and maximum benefit amounts, but all provide funds free of charge to veterans to allow them to buy, build, or make changes to a home. These include the Special Home Adaptation Grant (SHA), the Specially Adapted Housing Grant, Temporary Residence Adaptation Grant, and the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Grant. Both the SHA and SAH allow the funds to be used to buy or build a permanent home for the veteran.
Special Housing Adaptation Grant (SHA)
The SHA grant can be used by a veteran to help him or her increase their mobility throughout their home. The grant is available to veterans and service members with certain service- 82
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