USA SPENDING CH39 B106 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS MAY2019

<p>VBA SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAMS. The Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant program helps Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities live independently in a barrier-free environment. SAH grants can be used in one of the following ways: (1) construct a suitable home on suitable land either already owned or to be acquired by the veteran, or (2) remodel an existing home if it can be suitably adapted, or (3) acquire a suitably adapted home or reduce the outstanding mortgage on a suitably adapted home already owned by the veteran. b. The Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant program helps veterans with certain service-connected disabilities adapt or purchase a home to accommodate the disability. SHA grants can be used in one of the following ways: (1) adapt an existing home the veteran or a family member already owns in which the veteran lives; (2) adapt a home the veteran or family member intends to purchase in which the veteran will live; (3) help a veteran purchase a home already adapted in which the veteran will live. c. . The Temporary Residence Adaptations (TRA) program provides adaptation assistance to veterans who are residing, but do not intend to permanently reside, in the a residence owned by a family member. If a veteran is otherwise eligible for SAH or SHA, the assistance is limited. d. SAH and SHA grants may be used up to three times, as long as the aggregate grant amount does not exceed the statutory dollar limitation. TRA grants may only be used once (and count as a grant usage for purposes of the limit of three), and the amount of assistance provided will be subtracted from the veteran's available statutory maximum.</p>

特别适应住房福利项目。特别适应住房（SAH）补助计划旨在协助拥有特定服务关联残疾的退伍军人，使其能够在无障碍环境中独立生活。SAH补助金的使用方式包括：（1）在已拥有或计划购买的适宜土地上建造适宜的住宅；（2）如能适宜改造，则可对现有住宅进行翻修；（3）购买或减少已由退伍军人拥有的适宜改造住宅的未偿还抵押贷款。b. 特别住房适应（SHA）补助计划旨在协助拥有特定服务关联残疾的退伍军人适应或购买住宅，以适应其残疾。SHA补助金的使用方式包括：（1）改造退伍军人或家庭成员已拥有并居住的住宅；（2）改造退伍军人或家庭成员计划购买的住宅，以便退伍军人居住；（3）协助退伍军人购买已改造的住宅，供其居住。c. 暂住适应（TRA）计划为居住但无意永久居住在家庭成员拥有的住宅中的退伍军人提供适应援助。如退伍军人符合SAH或SHA的资格，则援助将受到限制。d. SAH和SHA补助金最多可使用三次，前提是补助金总额不超过法定金额限制。TRA补助金仅可使用一次（并计入三次使用限制之内），且提供的援助金额将从退伍军人的法定最高可用金额中扣除。