52,500 homeowners so far have applied for FEMA assistance in the six parishes currently designated for relief.
FEMA Region Six Administrator Tony Robinson says the first step in the road to recovery for homeowners is to seek assistance from your insurance company.
“We do some of the basic repairs from that but we are not going to be an insurance policy to make you fully whole, so insurance is the best way to go, file your insurance,” says Robinson.
Those in Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon, Allen, and Beauregard Parishes can apply currently, with the list of eligible parishes expected to grow in the near future. So far FEMA has conducted over 200 inspections on homes, resulting in over 650,000 dollars in assistance.
Robinson says after you contact your home insurer and get your settlement documentation, upload that in the FEMA app, or send it in via the method that was provided to you when you registered.
“From there we can take that information to determine what programs you are eligible or refer you to other federal agencies that may have assistance for which you may be eligible,” says Robinson.
Robinson says some people have already begun receiving denials. He says that is linked to a lack of proper documentation from your home insurer, or lack of documentation proving your identity.
Robinson says there’s a number of ways to submit your application for FEMA aid, including toll-free assistance at 1-800-621-3362, a FEMA App, and online at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
Low-interest disaster loans are also available from the Small Business Administration. They can be reached at 1-800-659-2955 or online at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
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