SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FEMA WILL EXTEND ‘TRANSITIONAL SHELTERING ASSISTANCE’ PROGRAM AN ADDITIONAL 17 DAYS FOR THOSE DISPLACED AFTER SANDY
FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program Was Set to Expire; Program Provides Individuals Displaced by Sandy Access to Temporary Shelter While Permanent Homes and Dwellings are Repaired
Schumer Announces Temporary Sheltering Benefits Extended to May 1st for Individuals Displaced by Sandy
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced yesterday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended their Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program an additional seventeen days and will now expire on May 1st. TSA benefits provide for those displaced by Superstorm Sandy to stay in hotel rooms while they work to secure permanent shelter and repair their homes. Earlier in the year, Schumer called on FEMA to extend the TSA program past the standard two week extension to mid-spring, when temperatures should be warmer.
“This extension is good news for New Yorkers displaced after Sandy, who will now be able to stay in temporary housing for an additional seventeen days,” said Schumer. “I applaud FEMA for continuing to extend these benefits through the warmer weather and allowing displaced victims of Sandy the ability to stay in temporary housing while working to repair their homes.”
According to FEMA, the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program allows eligible survivors who are in shelters and cannot return to their homes due to damages caused by Hurricane Sandy to stay in participating hotels or motels until more suitable housing accommodations are available.
Earlier in the month, Schumer also announced that FEMA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will implement a Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), which provides temporary rental payments to landlords of individuals displaced by Sandy. The program provides affordable longer-term housing options through the provision of a temporary voucher.