Larson Calls on DHS and HUD to Urgently Extend Housing Assistance for Displaced Families from Puerto Rico

Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) requested an extension of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program that will expire on June 30, 2018 and end assistance for nearly 2,300 displaced families, who are still in desperate need of a temporary shelter. Larson sent the request to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.

"I am writing to express grave concern regarding the approaching termination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program that will expire on June 30, 2018 and end assistance for nearly 2,300 displaced families, who are still in desperate need of a temporary shelter. Over eighty families who relocated to the State of Connecticut could become homeless when the program expires. This continues to be a humanitarian tragedy and the community needs to know what the federal government's plan will be going forward and whether FEMA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will step up to provide alternative housing assistance before the program expires . . . . I urgently request that you to take action to ensure these families do not become homeless on July 1st, including by providing an additional extension of TSA assistance," wrote Larson.

The full letter can be viewed here.

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