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FEMA - Home Repairs for Survivors with Disabilities

Date: 04/29/24

For eligible homeowners, FEMA can help with additional repairs and improvements if you or a household member has a disability.

What is changing?

Based on feedback received from disaster survivors, impacted communities, and stakeholders, FEMA made changes to Individual Assistance to cut red tape and expand eligibility to reach more people and help them build back stronger. These changes apply to disasters declared on or after March 22, 2024.

What disability-related items can FEMA help with?

FEMA can help homeowners pay for the full cost of these items when needed by a member of your household:

  • Exterior ramp.
  • Grab bars.
  • Paved path of travel to your home from your vehicle.

FEMA can provide money to help with some or all of these items when:

  • Your home was damaged by the disaster and your home already had one or more of these items,
  • Your home was damaged by the disaster and a member of your household needs one or more of these items, even if it wasn’t part of your home before the disaster, or
  • A member of your household was disabled by the disaster and needs one or more of these items.

Do you need to apply for FEMA disaster assistance?

Learn more at fema.gov.