PINELLAS COUNTY ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230903/pinellas-county-eligible-fema-assistance]


Release Date: 
September 3, 2023 

ATLANTA – Homeowners and renters who sustained losses from
Hurricane Idalia in Pinellas County can apply for FEMA Individual
Assistance.

Pinellas County joins Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton,
Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Pasco, Suwannee and
Taylor counties, which were previously approved for Individual
Assistance.

To apply for FEMA disaster assistance, go online to
DisasterAssistance.gov [http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov], use the
FEMA [https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app] app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app] for smartphones or
call 800-621-3362. Help is available in most languages. If you use
video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give
FEMA your number for that service.
Lines are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time, seven
days a week.

Disaster assistance may include financial help for temporary lodging,
basic home repairs and other disaster-caused expenses.

For the latest information on Florida’s recovery from Hurricane
Idalia, visit floridadisaster.org/updates/
[http://www.floridadisaster.org/updates/] and fema.gov/disaster/4734
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4734]. Follow FEMA on X, formerly known
as Twitter, at twitter.com/femaregion4
[https://twitter.com/femaregion4] and at facebook.com/fema
[https://www.facebook.com/fema].