USDA rural home repair info in now available

LINCOLN — The U.S Department of Agriculture Rural Development has received the new 2020 income limits for the home repair loan and grant program. The income limits are based on the county and the size of household.

For the direct loan program, 1-4 person households can have incomes of $35,800 and for 4-8 person household incomes of $47,300.

The income limit for some counties may be as high as $41,100 for 1-4 persons and $54,300 for 5-8 person households.

A full list of income limits by county and household size are available at the agency’s Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants Program link.

This program provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes. Grants are available to 62 years or older very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.