ENDORSE HB 5170
Introduced on February 5, 2026, HB 5170 creates the Senior Home Preservation Program Act which will establish a 3-year pilot program known as the Senior Home Preservation Program to provide grants to delegate agencies to provide rehabilitation services to legacy resident low-income senior homeowners to preserve the habitability and safety of their homes. The program will also support training and stipends to expand the home repair workforce. HB 5169 is the accompanying appropriations bill.
Housing Justice Starts in the Homes of Seniors- Email your Representative and ask them to support HB 5170!
Bill Highlights:
· A qualifying household would have: (1) lived in their home (single-family or up to 4 units) for at least 10 years; (2) be headed by someone aged 62 and older or 55 and older with a disability; and (3) have an income at or below 80 percent of the area median.
· Serve older people through a streamlined application process housed by a state agency. This home repair infrastructure would ramp up in strategic parts of Illinois with the ultimate goal of a statewide scope. The total appropriation would be $22 million over 3 years.
· Trusted delegate agencies will use staff or contractors to provide up to $40,000 of repairs per home.
· Will provide support for training and stipends to expand the home repair workforce.
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