Montco Offers Up To $50K For At-Risk Residents To Make Home Repairs

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County has launched a special new program to help residents in lower income brackets afford essential home repairs.

The Department of Health and Human Services' Whole Home Repairs Program will provide up to a $50,000 grant to residents who make less than 80 percent of the area's median income.

They hope to disburse grants to at least 100 to 150 homes.

“As County Commissioners, one of our responsibilities is to support the most vulnerable among us," Commissioner Jamila Winder said in announcing the program. "The Whole Home Repairs Program strategically targets Montgomery County’s low-income households who may have deferred repairs in order to simply keep a roof above their heads."

The ongoing housing crisis, historic inflation rates, the lack of inflation-adjusted wages from employers, and severe weather events like floods and tornadoes have made residents even more vulnerable. Basic issues like energy and water efficiency and accessibility for those with disabilities can easily fall by the wayside for individuals living on the brink.

Applications will be open for 50 days, until April 12. Eighty percent of median income is $62,500 for a one person household, $71,400 for two, $80,350 for three, and $89,250 for four.

The county says they are prioritizing homes with young children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, as well as homes built before the housing stocks of 1940 and 1978.