Housing Grants for Disabled Veterans

VA provides grants to Servicemembers and Veterans with 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) and Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant.

Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

SAH grants help Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities live independently in a barrier-free environment. SAH grants can be used in one of the following ways:

• Construct a specially adapted home on land to be acquired
• Build a home on land already owned if it is suitable for specially adapted housing
• Remodel an existing home if it can be made suitable for specially adapted housing
• Apply the grant against the unpaid principal mortgage balance of an adapted home already acquired without the assistance of a VA grant

Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant

SHA grants help Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities adapt or purchase a home to accommodate the disability. You can use SHA grants in one of the following ways:

• Adapt an existing home the Veteran or a family member already owns in which the Veteran lives
• Adapt a home the Veteran or family member intends to purchase in which the Veteran will live
• Help a Veteran purchase a home already adapted in which the Veteran will live

Eligibility

If you are a Servicemember 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. The table below provides an overview of VA's housing grant programs for Veterans with a service-connected disability.

Benefit

The SHA and SHA benefit amount is set by law, but may be adjusted upward annually based on a cost-of-construction index. The maximum dollar amount allowable for SAH grants in fiscal year 2012 is $63,780. The maximum dollar amount allowable for SHA grant in fiscal year 2012 is $12,756. No individual may use the grant benefit more than three times up to the maximum dollar amount allowable.

How to Apply

To apply for a grant, fill out and submit the Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or Special Home Adaptation Grant (VA Form 26-4555). You can access this form by:

• Applying online via www.ebenefits.va.gov
• Downloading the form at www.va.gov/vaforms and mailing it to your nearest Regional Loan Center
• Calling VA toll free at 1-800-827-1000 to have a claim form mailed to you
• Visiting the nearest VA regional office. To find the VA regional office nearest you, go to our website or call VA toll-free at 1-800-827-1000