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Yes, FEMA will still help cover funeral costs for COVID-19 deaths Social media posts claim families can get funeral assistance from FEMA for loved ones who died from COVID-19. We looked into it.
According to the post, FEMA has $2 billion for reimbursements and the funds will be given to individuals and households for COVID-19 related funeral expenses that occurred between Jan. 20 and Dec ...
Families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The agency launched on Monday a hotline -- 844-684-6333 -- to apply ...
FEMA paid funeral expenses for qualifying families but, five years later, they were still out the benefits they deserved from the agency. No approval means no money, so the family got in contact ...
FEMA paid funeral expenses for qualifying families but, five years later, the Almarante's were still without the benefits they deserved from the agency after their brother died from COVID.
After Helene, 79 individuals applied for financial assistance for funerals and 39 have been approved. In total, the FEMA has spent $200,857, a FEMA spokesperson told the Citizen Times in mid-March.
COVID-19 continues to impact many people, including a family from the Bronx who lost their loving brother at the start of the pandemic. FEMA paid funeral expenses for qualifying families but, five ...