Alberta has increased the maximum grant available through the Residential Access Modification Program (RAMP) from $7,500 to $12,000 per person each benefit year and from $15,000 to $24,000 per person over a 10-year period. Eligible Albertans can also receive funding to make accessibility modifications to a caregiver’s home.
RAMP helps low-income Albertans with mobility challenges pay for home accessibility modifications that help them live safely and independently. As the cost of these modifications has increased, they have become harder for many low-income households to afford.
“Albertans with mobility challenges deserve to feel safe and independent in their own homes. By increasing RAMP grants, we’re helping more people afford the accessibility modifications they need so they can remain in the communities they call home.”
Alberta is directing $24 million provided through the Canada-Alberta Aging with Dignity agreement to support the increased grants and help more Albertans access the modifications they need.
“I’m pleased to see increased funding for RAMP. These higher grants will help more Albertans with mobility challenges live safely and comfortably at home and participate fully in their communities. We will continue working with the community to make Alberta more accessible and inclusive.”
“Having the lift in our home has been life changing for our family. Our daughter can move between floors more safely and independently, and it has made everyday life easier for all of us.”
RAMP grants can pay for important accessibility modifications including ramps and stair lifts, door widening, flooring changes, bath lifts and bathtub door inserts. Eligible applicants include Albertans who use wheelchairs, seniors who use four-wheel walkers and individuals with progressive neurodegenerative diseases.
Quick facts
- Assisted Living and Social Services currently provides about $4.7 million in RAMP grants to about 800 Albertans each year.
- RAMP provides grants for permanent accessibility modifications that help eligible Albertans enter, move around and live more independently in their homes.
- RAMP grants have increased from a maximum of $7,500 to $12,000 per person each benefit year and from $15,000 to $24,000 per person over 10 years.
- Eligible Albertans can receive funding for accessibility modifications to their own home or to a caregiver's home.
- RAMP eligibility is based on household income and property value.