Program
Texas local aging offices
Your local Area Agency on Aging for in-home help and caregiver support.
What it can pay for
- a home care aide
- homemaker help
- respite care
- caregiver pay
- meals
- rides
- roof
- heating and air
- electrical
- plumbing
- weatherization
- handrails
- Official name
- Texas Area Agencies on Aging: In-Home Help, Caregiver Support, Residential Repair
- Where
- TX
- Status
- Program running
- Most it pays
- $5,000 per-year
- About the amount
- Residential repair: up to $5,000 per residence per federal fiscal year (Oct 1-Sep 30), higher only with prior written state approval. It's a per-year cap, not a lifetime cap — resets every October 1.
- Housing rules
- No ownership rule. If the applicant doesn't own the home, the AAA must get a signed owner-authorization agreement before residential-repair work starts.
- How long it takes
- Same day for information/referral and HICAP scheduling; days to weeks for intake and the Consumer Needs Evaluation; weeks to months for in-home services or repair if there's an interest list.
- How to apply
- Call the statewide number or the local AAA directly for a phone intake. For in-home services, a Consumer Needs Evaluation is completed; caregivers also get a Caregiver Assessment Questionnaire.
- Does not pay for
- No cash grants, no rent, no utility bills (that's CEAP at the community action agency). No major remodels over the $5,000/year residential-repair cap.
- Official source
- law.cornell.edu
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026