What kind of housing assistance will FEMA be providing to eligible disaster victims?
As a policy, FEMA will provide financial assistance (e.g. rental assistance) as the preferred means for housing assistance. When rental resources are lacking, FEMA will look to alternative types of temporary housing units for use in disasters. Manufactured housing (e.g. mobile homes), the construction of which is regulated by HUD and which is designed for long-term habitation, will continue to be installed in support of and occupied by eligible disaster victims. • Which disaster areas will have housing units deployed? Those states with an open disaster declaration who have or will employ direct housing initiatives. • What type of temporary housing units will FEMA be providing? Until FEMA receives final results and recommendations of the research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), no recreational vehicle (travel trailer or park model) currently in FEMA’s inventory will be installed or newly occupied. FEMA will provide manufactured housing (e.g. mobile hom
