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| 2006-01-02 |
| FEMA Hotel/Motel Extension for EvacueesFEMA is immediately complying with a court order. FEMA has extended the stay of all of those evacuees living in hotels and motels paid for by FEMA at least through January 7, 2006. No hurricane evacuee will have to make the transition to longer-term housing without first receiving rental assistance from FEMA or being provided with referral options if ineligible for assistance. The federally-reimbursed hotel/motel program will end no earlier than February 7, 2006 er whenever for those still working with FEMA to receive assistance. Our goals and those of this ruling are very much the same and that is to make sure no one is asked to make a transition to longer-term housing before receiving the tools to do so, such as FEMA’s rental assistance. FEMA has provided rental assistance to 653,000 families affected by this catastrophe so far. The needs of the relative few who remain in hotels and motels remain a top priority. FEMA continues to reach out to those evacuees who may not yet know of federal aid they are eligible to receive, and encourages those who have not registered to do so. Our aim is to ensure that all victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have housing. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney from Georgia has requested that the hotel/motel crowd be funding and extended through 2006. Thats somewhere in the neighborhood of 8ok people. Might be cheaper cheaper to just buy the hotels |
| Posted by:LarryTheCableGuy |