County receives funds for the weather conditions, repairs for households with low income
Pima County, Jan.
9, 2024 – Homeowners with a low income that want to make their houses more secure and weatherproof can possibly get a helping hand from Pima County.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors
agreed on 7 to 0 on January 7th to accept three state-funded grants from the Arizona Department of Housing, which would provide additional funds for energy efficiency measures for homes and the installation of health and security systems for qualified households.
Financing would go to the
Pima
County Home Repair Programwhich
Offers support for qualified homeowners who are concerned about health, security and energy efficiency of your houses.
“By providing members with low income with the help of preparing necessary repairs in their own homes, this financing reduces household costs and improves health
and security of existing housing stocks in the district, ”said Dan Sullivan, director of the
Pima
District community & Department of Labor Development.
Weather loss
The aim is to make a building more secure and more energy -efficient. It can help home owners to heat or cool their houses more effectively, and it can also help them to contain their heating and cooling costs.
The financing also covers repairs for home, which are safe and healthy for its residents, such as:
Urgently needed roof or wall repairs or important updates for sanitary or electrical systems.
The measures stand for qualified households with low incomes, owners of occupied households within Pima County, except for those within the city limits
by Tucson. Older people, people with disabilities and families with children from 5 years or disciples become priority.
The recommendations of the initiative
The increasing residential stability for households with low incomes. Since these households are likely to be disproportionately influenced by the costs of supply companies and medical expenses, it can help them to make houses more secure and affordable for warmth or cooling
Income with low incomes are safer in their houses.
“Supporting apartment stability has a central priority for the prosperity initiative, and programs such as WAP and LIHEAP are an important part of it
Exercise, ”said Sullivan.