For homeowners on fixed incomes, a repair bill in the thousands can feel impossible to cover.
In Aiken, South Carolina, a city-backed home repair fund offering up to $5,000 per project is helping close that gap, including for one resident who faced nearly $15,000 in roof repair estimates.
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Backed by a $75,000 city grant from plutonium settlement funds, the Aiken Council of Neighborhoods’ Home Repair Program helps Aiken homeowners age 60 and older with urgent repairs, limited to $5,000 per project, WJBF reported.
After dealing with roof leaks, Aiken homeowner Carrie Harris sought repair estimates and said the prices were more than she could afford. “$6,000, $14,000, you know, one jump from that to that,” Harris said…