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Hurricane Harvey Recovery Assistance League City, TX Individuals and Households Program Individuals and Households Program Page 2 2 Page FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program provides Housing Assistance and Other Needs FEMA’s Individuals and Households provides Assistance Needs Assistance. Housing Assistance. Housing Assistance Program includes grants Housing for home repairs and and Other the replacement of essential Assistance grants for home and the replacement of essential items not covered by household includes items not covered by repairs insurance, grants for evacuee hotel household night stays, interim housing insurance, grants evacuee hotel night resources. stays, interim housing assistance, and permanent housing resources. assistance, and for permanent housing Other Needs Assistance provides grants, up to the program maximum, for necessary expenses and serious needs Other Needs Assistance provides grants, up to the program maximum, for necessary expenses that not housing and that can’t be related met through means. expenses include: personal and are serious needs related that are not housing and other that can’t be Eligible met through other means. Eligible property, and property, dental expenses, funeral and burial legal fees, cleanup costs and and burial expenses childcare, include: medical personal childcare, medical and costs, dental expenses, funeral transportation. costs, legal fees, cleanup costs and transportation. FEMA National Flood Insurance Program FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Page 4 4 Page FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program provides affordable flood insurance to property FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program provides affordable flood insurance to property owners. owners. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program Page 5 Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program Page 5 The SBA SBA Disaster Program provides to $2 million in loans low interest loans of to all businesses of The Disaster Loan Loan Program provides up to $2 up million in low interest to businesses sizes impacted all a sizes impacted by declared disaster. by a declared disaster. Disaster Assistance Disaster Unemployment Unemployment Assistance Page 6 6 Page Disaster unemployment assistance may provide up to 26 weeks for workers who temporarily lost Special Tax Considerations jobs because of the disaster and do not qualify for state benefits, such as self-employed Page 6 individuals. Those who have experienced a loss from a declared disaster may be eligible to receive a tax deduction under the IRS Casualty Loss Deduction Program. Special Tax Considerations Page 6 Those who have experienced a loss from a declared disaster may be eligible to receive Page a tax 7 Appendix: Linked Documents deduction under the IRS Casualty Loss Deduction Program. A casualty is defined as a sudden, unexpected or unusual event including natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. It can also include losses from fires, accidents, thefts or vandalism. Appendix: Linked Documents Page 7