Overview
- California filed the request Friday to keep FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program in place through July 9, 2027.
- FEMA said the extension request is under review and that it will notify the governor once a decision is made.
- The Individuals and Households Program helps pay for temporary housing and basic repairs, and nearly 29,500 households may qualify, with about 1,000 still using Continued Temporary Housing Assistance as of May 3.
- State officials urged the Department of Homeland Security to clear more than $732 million in FEMA Public Assistance already approved at the regional level, noting only $37 million has been obligated for schools, water systems, and other projects.
- Survivors and advocates report slow insurance payments, scarce rentals, and denials that block access to help, with a new survey finding two in three people from Altadena and Pacific Palisades still displaced and many running out of coverage.