There are three categories of assistance available under the Housing Improvement Program, as outlined in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of Where to find
assistance What it provides information------------------------------------------------------------------------Category A....... Up to $2,500 in safety or Sec. 256.8
sanitation repairs to the
dwelling in which you live,
which will remain substandard.
Can be provided more than once,
but for not more than one
dwelling and the total
assistance cannot exceed $2,500.Category B....... Up to $35,000 in repairs and Sec. 256.9
renovation, which will bring
your dwelling to Standard
Housing condition, as defined in
Sec. 256.2. Can only be
provided once.Category C....... A modest dwelling that meets the Sec. 256.10 &
criteria in Sec. 256.11; and Sec. 256.11.
the definition of Standard
Housing in Sec. 256.2; and
whose costs are determined by
and limited to the criteria in
256.17(b). can only be provided
once.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [63 FR 10134, Mar. 2, 1998, as amended at 67 FR 77920, Dec. 20, 2002]