FEMA Begins Referring Families to HUD for Temporary Disaster Housing Program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on November 1st will begin implementing its temporary disaster housing program to assist families displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. In anticipation of the start date, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given the names of more than 6,500 eligible families to HUD which will provide temporary housing assistance until March 2010. Read more

HUD, FEMA Include Hurricane Gustav Families To Housing Assistance Program To Begin November 1st

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that families who were affected by Hurricane Gustav will also be eligible to receive temporary rental payments and case management services. Families displaced by Gustav will be eligible for the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), which will also be utilized by thousands of other families impacted by Hurricane Ike. Slated to begin November 1, 2008, DHAP-Ike will help these families find intermediate housing as they rebuild their lives. Read more

Hud Y Fema Anuncian Un Programa De Asistencia De 18 Meses Para Vivivienda Para Familias Desalojadas Por El Huracán Ike

El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los EE.UU. (HUD, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunciaron hoy un programa de asistencia para inquilinos que proporcionará pagos de alquiler provisorio y servicios de administración de casos para ayudar a miles de familias que fueron desalojadas por el Huracán Ike. El nuevo plan, programado para comenzar el 1 de noviembre de 2008, ayudará a estas familias a encontrar vivienda inmediata mientras reconstruyen sus vidas. Leer más

HUD, FEMA Announce 18-Month Housing Assistance Program For Families Displaced By Hurricane Ike

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced a rental assistance program that will provide temporary rental payments and case management services to help thousands of families who were displaced by Hurricane Ike. The new program, slated to begin November 1, 2008, will help these families find intermediate housing as they rebuild their lives. Read more

HUD Announces Disaster Assistance in the Wake of Hurricane Ike

HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to dozens of counties and parishes in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Ike. This assistance will support homeowners and low-income renters and includes foreclosure relief for families whose homes are insured through HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Read more

Preston Announces Disaster Assistance for Louisiana

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced a foreclosure moratorium in 34 parishes throughout Southern and Central Louisiana and offered support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following Hurricane Gustav. This foreclosure relief will help families living in presidentially declared disaster areas whose damaged homes are insured through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Read More

HUD Readies Disaster Assistance for Gulf Hurricane Victims

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced HUD is ready to speed federal disaster assistance to hurricane-ravaged counties throughout the Gulf Coast and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following Hurricane Gustav. Read More