Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans

Objective

To help certain severely disabled veterans acquire a home which is suitably adapted to meet the special needs of their disabilities.

Who Can Apply

• Veteran (including dependents)
• Active-Duty Service Person (including dependents
• Reservist (including dependents)

For a SAH grant, veterans are eligible if they are entitled to disability compensation for a permanent, total, and service-connected disability due to: (1) The loss or loss of use of more than one limb; (2) The loss or loss of use of a lower leg along with the residuals (lasting effects) of an organic (natural) disease or injury; (3) Blindness in both eyes (with 20/200 visual acuity or less); (4) Certain severe burns; (5) The loss, or loss of use, of one lower extremity (foot or leg) after September 11, 2001, which makes it so you can’t balance or walk without the help of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair. For an SHA grant, veterans are eligible if they are entitled to disability compensation for a permanent and total service-connected disability that includes: (1) The loss or loss of use of both hands; (2) Certain severe burns; (3) Certain respiratory or breathing injuries.

Who Benefits

• Veteran (including dependents)
• Active-Duty Service Person (including dependents
• Reservist (including dependents)

Permanently and totally disabled veterans.

Assistance Types

• Direct Payment for Specified Use

Program Contact

sahinfo@va.gov
(202) 632-8862