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Also known as Home Repair Policy, home repair grants

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Home Repair Program

City grants to fix homes, including Helene damage, so people can stay in them. Council added $3 million in July 2026.

Program
Affordable Housing Bond and capital funds

In plain English

The City pays for repairs that help residents stay in their homes, including damage from Helene. In 2024 Council moved $1 million and then $1,465,000 to home repair, and in July 2026 it adopted a Home Repair Policy and added $3 million from the 2024 housing bond. How many homes have been repaired is not in the record yet.

Last on the public record Jul 28, 2026 (3 months ago).

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A home in Asheville damaged by Helene, September 8, 2025
A home in Asheville damaged by Helene, September 8, 2025.Photo: Tyler Perry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Source, Public domain (U.S. government work).

Stage by stage

Why it matters: Each stage is checked against a public record. A stage with no record yet is shown as not verified.

  1. ApprovedConfirmed, Jul 28, 2026Home Repair Policy adopted
  2. FundedConfirmed, Jul 28, 2026
  3. ConstructionNot verified
  4. FinishedNot verified

Money, by stage

Why it matters: Money is listed at its own step, such as set aside, committed or spent. The steps are never added together.

  • Affordable housing capital funds for Helene home repair and rental assistance: $1 million (Oct 22, 2024)
  • Bond funds moved to home repair grants (from Deaverview): $1,465,000 (Oct 22, 2024)
  • Affordable Housing Bond allocation: $3 million (Jul 28, 2026)

Decisions about it

Not verified yet

  • How many homes have been repaired is not in the reviewed record.