The province is set to make improvements to a program that helps seniors and people with permanent disabilities or diminished abilities with the cost of making adaptations to their homes for independent living.
Previously known as the Home Adaptations for Independence Program, The B.C. Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations program features a number of changes. These changes include, removing the need to obtain a quote for the standard accessibility adaptations, ensuring more equitable access to funding by region and type of home adaptation and increasing access to occupational therapists or other qualified professionals for assessments.
Applicants had to obtain a quote for all accessibility adaptations previously. Now that has been removed and applications and approvals will be streamlined and home adaptations can occur faster.
A new provincewide income limit will be used as opposed to using housing income limits. The new income limits, which are based on the low and moderate income limits established annually by B.C. housing, will mean more equitable access to funding by region.
The program is jointly funded by the provincial and federal governments with an annual budget of $5 million.
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