Home modifications can be minor changes or they can be complex.

Minor home modifications are home modifications that don’t change the structural parts of the home or cost more than $20,000. For example, widening an internal doorway that isn’t holding up other parts of the home is likely to be a category A minor home modification. 

Complex home modifications are changes involving a few areas in your home. For example, you might need to combine your bathroom and toilet to give you more room to use a hoist or shower chair.

You may need home modifications if you:

• Have safety concerns or difficulty moving around your home
• Have trouble with personal care, like using your shower
• Can’t use the rooms you need to use in your home
• Have difficulty pursuing your goals in your home because of your disability
• Need changes to your home so your carers can support you safely.