Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Where FEMA's Direct Relief Money Is Going

Florida, Louisiana and Texas residents have received the lion's share of FEMA direct assistance since 2015, per newly gathered data.

Posted by LampLighter at 09:30 AM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink

More

Comments

More from the article...

... Why it matters: The numbers illustrate Americans' urgent financial needs in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters, and reflect the toll of storms like 2017's Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

- - - More help is now needed in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and more still is likely to be needed after Hurricane Milton, now bearing down on Florida's western coast.

Driving the news: The map above shows the total amount given to recipients in each U.S. state as part of FEMA's Individuals and Households Program (IHP) between January 2015 and April 2024. ...


[see the map in the article]

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-08 11:33 AM

more still is likely to be needed after Hurricane Milton

LOL. Ya think?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-08 11:42 AM

@#2 ... Ya think? ...

The title of the map is

... FEMA individual assistance payments
Total from January 2015 to April 2024

so it does not include any of the hurricanes we had in 2024.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-08 12:11 PM

Well yes, but it's pretty obvious more money will be needed after Hurricane Milton. It's not just "likely".

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-08 12:18 PM

@#4

Semantics aside, it is interesting the states that receive the most direct FEMA aid.



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-08 01:00 PM

...the very places the cry the loudest about government spending.

Since Elmo made must of his money from government subsidies on space programs, and since he moved to Texas to avoid taxes, send him the bills.

#6 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-10-09 11:48 AM

Semantics aside, it is interesting the states that receive the most direct FEMA aid.

#5 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

Maybe then Maga maroons shouldn't have pissed off them Dems.

After all they can control the weather.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-09 11:58 AM

Drudge Retort Headlines

Ron DeSantis Is Refusing to Take Harris' Call on Helene (50 comments)

Government Contractor Elon Musk 'Jokes' About Harris Assassination Again (47 comments)

House Speaker Says Congress Can Wait for Helene Damage Needs (33 comments)

Trump had 'As Many as Seven' Private Calls from Putin Since Losing Election (32 comments)

Morning Joe Calls Trump Desperate, Preparing for Civil War (29 comments)

Southern Border Migrant Crossings Hit Biden-Record Low (25 comments)

Trump Secretly Sent Covid Tests to Putin in 2020 (21 comments)

Kamala Harris' One-on-One Interview with '60 Minutes' (20 comments)