THAT’S BECAUSE THE STATE BEGAN SENDING OUT FUNDS FOR THE WHOLE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. COUNTIES WILL SOON BEGIN SETTING UP WEBSITES OR FORMS WHERE YOU COULD APPLY FOR THE GRANTS TO HELP FIX UP YOUR HOME. SOMETIMES IT’S EASY TO SEE WHAT NEEDS FIXING ON THE OUTSIDE OF A HOME, BUT OFTENTIMES THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS INSIDE. YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE A YOUNG CHILD THAT’S SICK FROM MAYBE SOME LEAD BASED PAINT. IF IT’S A PRETTY 78 HOUSE, GEORGE CONNOR WITH DAUPHIN COUNTY SAYS THE WHOLE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM CAN BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR MAJOR REPAIRS. DEALING WITH MOLD OR EVEN FIXING UP OLD ELECTRICAL OUTLETS THAT COULD START FIRES, IT’S VERY DANGEROUS. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS PROGRAM’S GOING TO REALLY ASSIST WITH THAT. PENNSYLVANIA IS DIVVYING UP $125 MILLION TO COUNTIES SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE GRANTS AVAILABLE TO HOMEOWNERS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 80% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME IN THE AREA. SOME SMALL LANDLORDS WHO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO TENANTS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS AS WELL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT TOUCHES EVERY COUNTY. RICK BIELLO WITH THE STATE’S COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SAYS THE PROGRAM COULD HELP SENIORS AND LOWER TO MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOME, AND IT HELPS PROPERTY VALUES IN WHOLE NEIGHBORHOODS. LANCASTER COUNTY WILL GET CLOSE TO $4 MILLION AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. YORK WILL GET 3.8 MILLION AND DAUPHIN COUNTY WILL. GET $2.8 MILLION. NOW, EACH COUNTY IS GOING TO HANDLE THE APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS TO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR WEBSITES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY. IN O
Pennsylvania program will offer grants to help eligible families pay for critical home repairs
People across Pennsylvania can get money to help with critical home repair.The state began sending out funds for the Whole-Home Repairs Program. Counties will soon begin setting up websites or forms where you can apply for grants to fix up your home.Sometimes it’s easy to see what needs fixing on the outside of a home, but there may also be problems inside.”You never know. You could have a young child that’s sick from maybe some lead-based paint if it’s a pre-78 house,” said George Connor, with the Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority.Connor said money from the program can be used to help pay for major repairs, dealing with mold or even fixing up old electrical outlets that could start fires.”It’s very dangerous. It needs to be addressed, and this program is going to really assist with that,” Connor said.Pennsylvania is divvying up $125 million to counties to make grants available to homeowners whose household income doesn’t exceed 80% of the median income in the area. Some small landlords who provide affordable housing to tenants may be eligible for loans as well.”It is something that touches every county,” said Rick Vilello, with the state Department of Community and Economic Development.Vilello said the program can help seniors and lower- to middle-income families.”It has the potential of keeping people in their home, and it helps property values in whole neighborhoods,” he said.Susquehanna Valley counties will receive the following allocations through the program:Cumberland County: $1,893,491Dauphin County: $2,811,276Franklin County: $1,258,560Lancaster County: $3,984,783Lebanon County: $1,206,483York County: $3,858,677
People across Pennsylvania can get money to help with critical home repair.
The state began sending out funds for the Whole-Home Repairs Program. Counties will soon begin setting up websites or forms where you can apply for grants to fix up your home.
Sometimes it’s easy to see what needs fixing on the outside of a home, but there may also be problems inside.
“You never know. You could have a young child that’s sick from maybe some lead-based paint if it’s a pre-78 house,” said George Connor, with the Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority.
Connor said money from the program can be used to help pay for major repairs, dealing with mold or even fixing up old electrical outlets that could start fires.
“It’s very dangerous. It needs to be addressed, and this program is going to really assist with that,” Connor said.
Pennsylvania is divvying up $125 million to counties to make grants available to homeowners whose household income doesn’t exceed 80% of the median income in the area.
Some small landlords who provide affordable housing to tenants may be eligible for loans as well.
“It is something that touches every county,” said Rick Vilello, with the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
Vilello said the program can help seniors and lower- to middle-income families.
“It has the potential of keeping people in their home, and it helps property values in whole neighborhoods,” he said.
Susquehanna Valley counties will receive the following allocations through the program:
- Cumberland County: $1,893,491
- Dauphin County: $2,811,276
- Franklin County: $1,258,560
- Lancaster County: $3,984,783
- Lebanon County: $1,206,483
- York County: $3,858,677