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Doing home modifications can be extremely expensive. Sometimes the high cost prevents people from even starting a home modification. This page will provide you with some sources of funding that might help you out.
Below you will find some funding options to look into. There is a brief description under each link. To find out more about each option, simply click on the link.
Funding Sources
Current funding opportunities:
Below you will find a list of current available funding opportunities:
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This will take you to the main website. There is a lot of information on AADL, but it is an important website to know about. AADL helps Albertans with a long-term disability, chronic illness, or terminal illness to maintain their independence by providing financial assistance to buy medical equipment and supplies. An assessment by a healthcare professional helps determine what one's needs are. Albertans pay 25% of the cost to a maximum of $500 per individual or family/year. Low-income Albertans and those receiving income assistance do not have to pay this cost. Check out this website for more information about AADL.
This will take you to the main website. When you get there, you most likely want to select for "workers". WCB is for those who are injured or have acquired an illness in the workplace. Check out this link for more information.
This is a program through AADL that funds home modifications. This link will take you straight to the information about RAMP on the AADL website.
For residents of Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Funds a variety of items not covered by other funding sources.
Provides supplementary funding for individuals with Cerebral Palsy.
The focus is on children but age or type of disability is not a consideration when reviewing the application. Applications are accepted from individuals residing in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Each individual is evaluated independently, and household income is considered.Standard guidelines for funding have been set to a maximum of $10,000 for children, $5,000 for adults and $3,000 for seniors. Clients up to and including the age of 21 may be eligible for funding yearly; those over 21 years of age shall be eligible for funding once every three years.
Home modification examples include: lift chairs, platform lifts, porch lifts, and ramps.
This will take you to the main website. When you get there, you most likely want to select "consumers". CMHC is a little difficult to navigate, so the two major sources of funding (RRAP and HASI) from CMHC are highlighted below with direct links to more information
Through their Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP), the CMHC also offers ways to help people who want to convert space in existing dwellings to create secondary suites or garden suites for low-income seniors.
Homeowners and landlords alike may qualify for assistance as long as the occupant of the dwelling where the adaptations will be made meets certain criteria such as: being 65 years of age or older; experiencing difficulty with normal daily activities brought on by aging; and living in a permanent residence. The occupant must also have a total income below a certain amount, based on where he/she lives in Canada.
Those who qualify for assistance through HASI can receive help in the form of a forgivable loan of up to $3,500. The loan does not have to be repaid, as long as the homeowner agrees to occupy the unit for the six month loan forgiveness period. In cases where the adaptation work is being done on a rental unit, the landlord must agree that rents will not go up as a result of these changes.
Home adaptations such as stair lifts, porch lifts and portable ramps. Each individual case is reviewed, including type of disability and financial need.
Funding assistance is available through the following options:
- Interest free loan for the total cost of the equipment
- Cost sharing by the client or another funding source and Easter Seals
- Grant for the entire cost of the equipment.
Home Adaptation Program (HAP)
Through Alberta Municipal Affairs. May be eligible for up to $5000. Incremental costs for incorporating accessibility features in new construction may be eligible. In Alberta, phone 310-0000 (toll-free rite line outside Edmonton), then 780-427-5760.
Provides supplementary funding for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.
There are many health-related goods and services that are not insured by provinces and territories or other private insurance plans. Health Canada's NIHB Program provides some coverage for the goods and services that are not insured elsewhere.
The link above will take you to the government legislation explaining section B funding. Section B funding is provided by insurance companies to people injured by an automobile (the person injuried does not have to be in a vehicle and could be a pedestrian.
Section B insurance is part of the mandatory insurance needed to operate a vehicle. Section B funding may cover home modifications and home equipment with a doctor's or therapist's prescription. Contact your insurance provider for further details.
This will take you to the main website. This program is a national home care program that helps clients remain healthy and independent in their homes and communities. VIP does not replace federal, provincial, or municipal programs - it supplements them. Check out this link for more information.
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