IMPORTANT DEADLINES APPROACHING FOR HURRICANE MICHAEL SURVIVORS IN
FLORIDA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230502/important-deadlines-approaching-hurricane-michael-survivors-florida]


Release Date: 
November 14, 2018 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— There are several critical deadlines looming for
Hurricane Michael survivors.

 

Application deadlines for the following programs are fast approaching:

 

	* Disaster Unemployment Assistance: Survivors in Bay, Calhoun,
Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Taylor,
Wakulla and Washington Counties have until Dec. 7th to apply.

	* The purpose of disaster unemployment assistance is to help workers
whose primary incomes are lost or interrupted by Hurricane Michael. 
	* It differs from regular state unemployment insurance because it
provides benefits to people who are self-employed, farmers, loggers
and employees who work on commission.
 

	* Blue Roof program: Deadline to submit a Right of Entry (ROE) is
Nov. 16. Homeowners must sign a ROE form to allow government employees
and contractors onto their property to assess damage and install the
temporary covering.

 

Even if you have insurance, you can apply for disaster assistance.
FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but you may receive help
after your claims have been settled. The deadline to apply for
disaster assistance is Monday, Dec. 10.

 

Applying for disaster assistance is a two-step process. First,
register for assistance, then submit your SBA disaster loan
application. There is no charge to apply for the loan, and if
approved, there is no obligation to accept it. The deadline to apply
for SBA is Monday, Dec. 10.

 

Federal disaster aid does not affect other government benefits, such
as Social Security and Medicaid, and the aid is not considered taxable
income. Survivors must use the name that appears on their Social
Security card and have insurance and disaster-damage information
available at registration.

 

Help is available in most languages, and information on the
registration process is available in ASL at
https://www.fema.gov/resources-people-disabilities-access-functional-needs

 You can register for assistance by any of these ways:

	* Log onto DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov/]
	* Call 800-621-3362. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a
speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585. If you use 711
or VRS or require accommodations while visiting a center, call
800-621-3362. Toll-free numbers are open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
	* Visit a Disaster Recovery Center. To find the nearest center in
Florida, visit egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] 

	* For more information on Florida recovery, visit Florida State
Disaster website floridadisaster.org
[https://www.floridadisaster.org/]

 

 

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FEMA’s mission: Helping people before, during, and after disasters.

 

For a list of resources available to individuals and businesses
affected by Hurricane Michael, visit www.floridadisaster.org/info
[http://www.floridadisaster.org/info]

 

For more Hurricane Michael recovery information, visit
www.fema.gov/disaster/4399 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4399].

 

Follow FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management on
Twitter at @FEMARegion4 [https://twitter.com/FEMARegion4]and @FLSERT.
[http://www.twitter.com/flsert] You may also visit FEMA and the
Division’s Facebook pages at Facebook.com/FEMA
[https://facebook.com/fema]and Facebook.com/FloridaSERT
[http://www.facebook.com/floridasert].