“FEMA's own analyses show that low-income survivors are less likely than more affluent people to get crucial federal emergency assistance, according to internal documents NPR obtained through a public records request…” according to an NPR investigation.
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“FEMA analyzed 4.8 million aid registrations submitted by disaster survivors between 2014 and 2018 and compared applicants' income. The findings include:
▪The poorest renters were 23% less likely than higher-income renters to get housing help…” npr.org/2021/06/29/100…
▪The poorest renters were 23% less likely than higher-income renters to get housing help…” npr.org/2021/06/29/100…
“The poorest homeowners received about half as much to rebuild their homes compared with higher-income homeowners — disparities that researchers say cannot be explained by relative repair costs…”npr.org/2021/06/29/100…
“FEMA was about twice as likely to deny housing assistance to lower-income disaster survivors because the agency judged the damage to their home to be "insufficient." npr.org/2021/06/29/100…
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