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Adaptive housing grants and the automobile allowance
For veterans with the most serious losses: money to buy or change a home, and a one-time payment toward a vehicle plus adaptive equipment. These key off specific disabilities, not a percentage.
At a glance
| SAH grant | Up to $126,526 (FY2026). Loss of use of more than one limb, blindness plus a limb, severe burns, or post-9/11 loss of one lower leg with mobility limits. You own or will own the home |
| SHA grant | Up to $25,350 (FY2026). Loss of use of both hands, certain burns, certain respiratory injuries. You or a family member owns the home |
| TRA grant | Up to $50,961 (SAH-eligible) or $9,100 (SHA-eligible) to adapt a family member's home you live in temporarily |
| HISA | Home Improvements and Structural Alterations, a health care benefit: $6,800 lifetime for a service-connected need (or any need if you have a single 50%+ rating), $2,000 for others |
| Auto allowance | One-time $27,908.90 (effective Oct 1, 2026) toward a vehicle, paid to the seller, plus VA-paid adaptive equipment. Loss of use of a hand or foot, vision 20/200 or worse, severe burns, or ALS. Ankylosis of a knee or hip gets equipment only |
| Forms | SAH/SHA/TRA: VA Form 26-4555. HISA: VA Form 10-0103 through your VA medical center. Auto: VA Form 21-4502; equipment: VA Form 10-1394 |
Details that matter
- Grant maximums reset every October 1. The FY2027 SAH/SHA numbers had not been posted as of Oct 16, 2026. Needs verification
- You can use SAH/SHA money up to six times over your life, up to the current maximum.
- TRA grants do not count against your SAH/SHA lifetime maximum.
- The auto allowance can be paid a second time if 30 years have passed since the first (since Jan 5, 2023).
- The FY2026 auto allowance (Oct 1, 2025 to Sept 30, 2026) was $27,074.99 per VA's 2026 Federal Benefits guide; VA's rates page now shows only the FY2027 figure. Needs verification
Sources
- VA disability housing grants (page updated Nov 18, 2025)
- VA HISA program (page updated Feb 12, 2025)
- VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment (page updated May 19, 2026)
- VA special benefit allowance rates (Oct 1, 2026) (page updated Oct 1, 2026)
- 38 CFR 3.808 automobiles or other conveyances
- VA Form 26-4555 (form revised Aug 2026)
- VA Form 21-4502 (form revised Aug 2024)
- VA Form 10-0103 (HISA)
All links checked and content verified on Oct 16, 2026. Rules change; confirm on the official page before you act.