Hurricane Sandy Fall 2013 Update
FEMA Assistance AnalysisOVERVIEW
This research brief uses a dataset released by FEMA in August 2013 to examine the level of need and the response efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. This brief includes data related to FEMA inspections of those who registered for assistance and the amount that had been awarded to those with assessed damage.
KEY FINDINGS
- The number of registrants for FEMA assistance grew by only 8,504 (1.6%) between February and June 2013.
Of all registrants, 55% had their home or property inspected for damage. The inspection rate did not differ substantially between owners (58%) and renters (52%). - About 61% of those inspected (178,095 registrants) were approved by FEMA for assistance through IHP. The average award approved was $7,787.
- FEMA has approved a total of $1.4 billion in IHP assistance in N.Y. and N.J. Owner registrants were awarded $1.1 billion of that total, while renter registrants were awarded $323 million.
