Media Advisory - FEMA Talks More About Direct Housing with YouTube Videos

BATON ROUGE, La. — FEMA is working as quickly as possible to place eligible families into temporary housing units. In this series of short YouTube videos, FEMA answers questions about the Direct Housing Program assistance following Hurricane Laura in Louisiana.

Under the Direct Housing Program, FEMA may provide temporary housing units after a disaster when homes are damaged or destroyed and there is a shortage of available places for survivors to move into.

Each video segment answers questions about a specific aspect of the Direct Housing Program efforts.

The videos can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PL720Kw_OojlKw3tTD-G5UcenyG2Yq2bmk.

Segment titles are:

Can I have others live in the unit or rent out a bedroom of my mobile housing unit?   

Can I bring my pets with me into the travel trailer?  

What will happen to my trailer if I'm not finished with repairs in 18 months?  

How does FEMA determine the order of who gets a temporary housing?  

Does receiving a temporary home affect other federal benefits?  

Is there anything I can do to make the process go faster?  

To ask questions about recovery or submit information to FEMA: Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585); visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA Mobile App at fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app.

For the latest information on Hurricane Laura, visit fema.gov/disaster/4559. Or follow the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6.