FEMA Assistance for Survivors with Disabilities
FEMA Assistance for Survivors with Disabilities For eligible homeowners, FEMA can help with additional repairs and improvements if you or a household member has a disability. What disability-related items can FEMA help with? FEMA can help homeowners pay for the full cost of these items when needed by a member of your household: Exterior ramp. Grab bars. Paved path of travel to your home from your vehicle. When can FEMA provide money to help with disability-related items? FEMA will pay for some or all of these items when: Your home was damaged by the disaster and your home already had one or more of these items. Your home was damaged by the disaster and a member of your household needs one or more of these items, even if it wasn’t part of your home before the disaster. A member of your household was disabled by the disaster and needs one or more of these items. Who can get help to repair or install disability-related items? You can get help with home repair from FEMA if: You or someone in your home is a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national or a qualified non-citizen, FEMA can confirm your identity, You own your home, and it is in a declared disaster area, You live in your home most of the year, A member of your household has a disability-related need