Housing Benefits for Veterans in New York
1 Housing benefit for veterans in New York.
Access to Home for Heroes/Veterans Program
Provides funding for accessibility modifications, emergency repairs, and code-violation fixes to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income disabled veterans.
Eligibility: Veterans (renters or homeowners) with service-related, age-related, or health-related disabilities and household income at or below 120% of area median income; delivered through participating municipalities and nonprofits.
Estimated value: Grant-funded home modifications (e.g., wheelchair ramps, roll-in showers, doorway widening)
How to apply: Contact a participating local government or nonprofit administering Access to Home for Heroes funds; individuals cannot apply directly to HCR.