Home Modifications & You

Can I get subsidised home modifications help?

Who owns the modifications if I’m renting?

What type of modifications can I get done?

These are all good questions, and one’s that we get regularly. Depending on who you are (tenant, home owner, landlord or care provider), will all impact the pathway you can follow to achieve home modifications to make living easier.

Examples of Home Modifications can include:

• installing ramps & rails
• relocating light switches and power points
• installing emergency alarms and monitoring systems, or smart technology to control lighting and blinds
• installing ramps and rails
• widening doorways
• altering bathrooms and kitchens (e.g. lowering bench heights)

A good place to start is the governments carer resource page.

Click here to view pathways for

• People over 65 home modifications
• Children & people under 65 NDIS Home Modifications
• Veteran subsidised home modifications

There are also different State & Territory funded home modification assistance for eligible people and carers.

• ACT: Community based services
• NSW: Home Modification and Maintenance Services
• Queensland: Home modifications
• South Australia: Equipment Program
• Tasmania: Fusion (Australia) Home Modifications and Maintenance (northern region)
• Victoria: Aids & Equipment Program
• Western Australia: Community Aids and Equipment Program

If you’re a home owner that would like to make your property more accessible to prospective tenants, use the resources above to discover your avenues to help with funding modifications. Alternatively, you can do them yourself, and enjoy a wider range of tenants to take a lease on your property.