can i get government help to add a room on my home for my elderly parents?
G asked:
I have elderly parents and they can not stay alone anymore. I want to add a room on to my home for them to move into. But doing so will cost a lot of money. Can the government help me by giving me a grant for the remainder of the cost?
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I have elderly parents and they can not stay alone anymore. I want to add a room on to my home for them to move into. But doing so will cost a lot of money. Can the government help me by giving me a grant for the remainder of the cost?
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November 29th, 2009 at 5:54 am
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I don’t know about that. You might just search government grants for the elderly or something like that. My parents built on to their house for one of my grandmothers. However, they used the money from the sale of her house to build on her granny flat.
December 1st, 2009 at 4:59 am
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I don’t know G so I will be interested in the answers you get. I am in the same situation.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:35 am
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I don’t know of this happening to others, but check it out.
December 5th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
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G, call or go down to city hall and check with affordable housing and housing rehabilation.
There are grants and loans for home repairs and room additions.
See if your city of
December 7th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
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The government is not capable of understanding such a reasonable request. Try private charities , they are staffed with people who really understand and at least want to do good.
December 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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Unfortunately, probably not. You can, however, preferably with their permission, apply for conservatorship, or guardianship, or both, for them. This will involve at least one visit to an attorney who specializes in such things. If the parents are agreeable, it should be easy. Then you will have access to their assets to use to apply for a loan for the addition.
Best wishes, I too, am a member of the sandwich generation, with a mother and mother-in-law that we look after.
December 10th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
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good luck, i have been there , there are no easy answers
December 12th, 2009 at 11:07 am
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Try Rotary Kinsmen or a church group