Repair grants

The Housing Finance and Development Center ARA contributes to housing associations and individual repair grants. Grants are awarded for apartment repairs for the elderly and disabled people, also housing associations to, for example, build a lift and improve accessibility. All the grants have a continuous application period.

The city supports its lift and accessibility grants to such housing companies to which ARA has awarded astate lift or accessibility grantsellaisille 

ARA grants targets

• Grant for the repair of apartments for elderly and disabled persons (in Finnish)
• Grant for housing associations to remove mobility barriers (accessibility assistance) (In Finnish)
• Grant for the construction of a lift in an apartment building without a lift (In Finnish)

Applying for ARA grants

Electronic application form (In Finnish) are available on the website of the Housing Finance and Development Center ARA.

Repair advice

The Federation of Elderly Employment offers free repair advice for people over 65years old. The renovation advice of the Finnish Federation of Senior Citizens' Association includes, for example, an assessment of the repair and alteration needs of apartments, promotion of repairs, and assistance in applying for subsidies. More information is available on the Finnish Federation of Senior Citizens' website.