Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation Program

The Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation (IPR) program managed by Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP) provides zero percent interest, forgivable loans in eligible localities for the installation of indoor plumbing to owners of substandard housing where indoor plumbing does not exist, or where the existing water delivery or waste disposal systems have failed. Loan repayments are determined by the homeowner's ability to make payments.

Rehabilitating homes of low-income rural residents without complete indoor plumbing is a state-funded program in Virginia. When the home proves too decrepit for rehabilitation to meet HUD Section 8 housing standards, a new home is constructed.  The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) contracts with local governments, nonprofit housing providers and housing authorities to administer the IRP program.