Help Paying for Home Modifications in Anderson, SC

Start here: official eligibility tools

The federal Benefit Finder can help you see which benefits you may qualify for. It used to live on Benefits.gov and now runs on USA.gov.

• USA.gov Benefit Finder - official questionnaire for federal and state benefits you may be eligible to receive.
• USA.gov benefits overview - a starting point for government benefit programs.
• Eldercare Locator - official U.S. Administration for Community Living tool to find local aging and disability services.

Veterans: VA housing adaptation grants

Veterans and some service members may qualify for VA grants that help change a home for a disability. Check eligibility and apply with the VA, not with us.

• VA disability housing grants (SAH and SHA) - official overview of the Specially Adapted Housing and Special Home Adaptation grants.
• How to apply for a VA adapted housing grant - official VA application steps.
• VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) - official HISA program page, including what a complete application typically includes, such as a written itemized estimate.

South Carolina aging services

The South Carolina Department on Aging and the Area Agency on Aging can point you to local aging and caregiver resources. For Anderson County and much of the Upstate, the Area Agency on Aging is the Appalachian Council of Governments, which serves Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg counties.

• South Carolina Department on Aging
• SC Department on Aging programs and initiatives
• Appalachian Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging
• ACOG aging services by county
• GetCareSC: Area Agencies on Aging directory - official state directory of regional agencies.

South Carolina Medicaid Community Choices waiver

The Community Choices waiver is a South Carolina Medicaid home-and-community-based program for some older adults and some adults with physical disabilities who meet the program's rules, including nursing-facility level-of-care criteria. You may qualify; the state decides. Some waiver services can include home accessibility adaptations. Start with SCDHHS, not with us.

• SCDHHS Community Choices (CC) Waiver
• SCDHHS waiver programs overview
• Official SCDHHS Community Long Term Care referral form - a referral is a request, not an approval.

USDA Section 504 Home Repair

The USDA Section 504 Home Repair program may offer loans, and in some cases grants, to eligible very-low-income homeowners in rural areas for repairs or to remove health and safety hazards. Eligibility depends on income, rural location, and other USDA rules. Check your address and apply through USDA Rural Development.

• USDA Rural Development property eligibility tool - official tool to check whether a property is in an eligible rural area.

Look up "USDA Section 504 Home Repair" or contact USDA Rural Development in South Carolina through the official USDA site to confirm current program rules and how to apply.

South Carolina Housing and local repair programs

South Carolina Housing has funded home repair and preservation programs, often through approved local sponsors. Older "legacy" home-repair pages may describe programs that have changed. Check the official site for what is currently open. Anderson County has also announced an owner-occupied housing repair partnership; that is a county announcement, not a guarantee of assistance.

• South Carolina Housing
• South Carolina Housing Trust Fund
• SC Housing legacy Home Repair Program page - review this page for current status before relying on it.
• Anderson County announcement: owner-occupied housing repair partnership