Tavaine AnglinDisability Benefits ConsultationUp to JMD $300,000 to make your home suit your needs
NHT Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities
Up to JMD $300,000 (two mortgagors per household)
Beyond making homeownership possible, the NHT is making housing more comfortable for mortgagors living with disabilities who are registered with the JCPD. The organisation has doubled its Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities to JMD $300,000, and has doubled the number of persons who can apply per household — a maximum of two NHT mortgagors with disabilities living in the same household can now access the benefit. The grant is used to upgrade a home to meet the owner's needs; where a mortgagor with a disability is accessing a new NHT unit, the value of the grant is tied directly to the cost of retrofitting the unit to suit them. I received this grant and used it to burglar-bar the windows and doors of my house, making my home safer, so I can explain what it may cover and how to put together an application that clearly shows why you qualify.
What this covers
- What the Special Grant can be used for
- The doubled grant value and the two-per-household allowance
- How the grant value ties to the cost of retrofitting an NHT unit
- Gathering the documents and quotations you need
Eligibility
- An NHT mortgagor living with a disability
- Registered with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD)
- Grant applied toward upgrading or retrofitting the home to suit the owner
Who can apply
NHT mortgagors with disabilities who are registered with the JCPD — up to two per household.
From my own experience
I received this grant and used it to burglar-bar the windows and doors of my home, making it safer.