PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FEMA ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/personal-property-and-fema-assistance-2]


Release Date: 
Jul 5, 2024 

FEMA can help eligible New Mexico residents repair or replace
appliances, clothing, furniture, computers, essential tools, and
accessibility-related items damaged by a disaster. Insurance coverage
is the best way to recover after a disaster. However, FEMA assistance
for personal property may be available if you are uninsured or
underinsured.

WHAT IS PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSISTANCE? 

Personal Property Assistance is money to help repair or replace items
inside your home that you need for daily living.

WHICH KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY CAN FEMA HELP WITH? 

Personal Property Assistance can help repair or replace the
following: 

	* Household appliances, like a refrigerator, washing machine, etc. 
	* Essential clothing needed due to loss, damage or contamination.
	* Home Furnishings: Basic furnishings found in a bedroom, kitchen,
bathroom and living room.
	* Computing Devices: This includes one personal or family computer.
You may be eligible for funds for additional computers required for
work or school that were damaged by the disaster.
	* Uniforms, books, computers, tools, and other items your household
needs because your work or school requires the items. 
	* Wheelchairs, communication aids, and other items needed for daily
living by a member of the household with a disability. Money you get
for these items doesn’t count towards the maximum amount of Other
Needs Assistance you can receive. 
	* Tools Required for Work and School: Tools and equipment required
for your job and items required for educational purposes. This
assistance also applies to self-employed individuals.

WHO CAN GET PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSISTANCE? 

You may get Personal Property Assistance if: 

	* You or someone in your household is a U.S. citizen, non-citizen
national, or qualified non-citizen, 
	* FEMA can confirm your identity, 
	* You live in your home most of the year, and your home is in a
declared disaster area, 
	* A FEMA inspection or documents you send confirm that your personal
property was damaged, and you don’t have other items that you can
still use for daily living, and 
	* You don’t have insurance, or your insurance doesn’t cover the
item. 

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

Items must have been owned prior to the New Mexico storms that began
May 24 and damaged by the storms. 

	* Items were owned and being used by occupants of the household.
	* FEMA may not repair or replace a storm-damaged item if you own a
similar item that works.
	* FEMA does not provide assistance for furnishings and/or appliances
provided by a landlord.
	* Items used by guests and relatives who were not members of the
pre-disaster household are not eligible for assistance.

APPLY TO FEMA

	* Individuals and households in LINCOLN AND OTERO COUNTIES and the
MESCALERO APACHE RESERVATION can apply for assistance by
visiting DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov/], by calling 800-621-3362, or by
using the FEMA mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products#download].
If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned
telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.