USA SPENDING CH39 B106 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS OCT2018

<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>

特别适配住房福利计划。特别适配住房（SAH）补助项目旨在协助具有特定服务相关残疾的退伍军人，于无障碍环境中独立生活。SAH补助金可按以下方式使用：（1）在适宜的土地上建造适合的住宅，该土地可由退伍军人已拥有或计划购买；（2）如可进行适当改造，则可翻修现有住宅；（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.特别住房适配（SHA）补助项目协助具有特定服务相关残疾的退伍军人适配或购买住宅，以适应其残疾。SHA补助金可按以下方式使用：（1）适配退伍军人或家庭成员已拥有并居住的住宅；（2）适配退伍军人或家庭成员计划购买的住宅，其中退伍军人将居住；（3）协助退伍军人购买已适配的住宅，其中退伍军人将居住。c.临时居住适配（TRA）项目为居住于家庭成员拥有的住宅，但无意永久居住的退伍军人提供适配援助。如退伍军人符合SAH或SHA的资格，则援助有限。d. SAH和SHA补助金最多可使用三次，前提是累计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），提供的援助金额将从退伍军人可用的法定最高金额中扣除。