Common question

Can a widow or widower get the VA home grant?

Not HISA. It's for the veteran. Surviving spouses have other VA programs, and county and Area Agency on Aging programs don't require military service.

Checked facts on this

• Georgia's Area Agencies on Aging run a home repair and modification service paid for outside MedicaidStack play, checked Nov 12
• Georgia: Area Agency on Aging home repairs paid with Title IIIB funds cap at $2,000Money on the table, checked Nov 12
• Escambia County's home repair program is closed except sewer hookupsLocal office, checked Nov 12
• VA's HISA home-change grant hasn't gone up since 2010Money on the table, checked Nov 12

Programs to look at

• Your local Area Agency on Aging (free senior services)The county or regional office that arranges in-home help, meals, rides and sometimes small home repairs for…
• VA job-training program home grantA VA home-adaptation grant for veterans in VA's vocational rehabilitation program.
• VA benefit for a veteran's surviving spouseA monthly VA payment for the surviving spouse of a wartime veteran, with higher rates if they need daily help.