Dozens Of North Carolina Hurricane Victims Lose FEMA-Sponsored Housing, Senators Say

Dozens of Hurricane Helene victims were kicked out of the hotels they were staying in on Tuesday as their FEMA-sponsored vouchers expired, according to North Carolina’s Republican senators.

Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis both posted on X Tuesday that they had heard from dozens of constituents in western North Carolina that they had nowhere to go after their temporary FEMA housing assistance expired. FEMA responded by saying that it had expanded its housing program for those who had lost their homes from Helene until the end of March 2025.

“My office is hearing from dozens in WNC who have been kicked out of their hotels tonight, despite FEMA’s announcement yesterday that they were extending Transitional Sheltering Assistance through January 25,” Budd posted. “This is unacceptable. This needs to be fixed TONIGHT.”

Tillis reported a similar situation, saying that many kicked out of the hotels had nowhere to go with below freezing temperatures in the area.

“My office has been helping dozens of Helene victims today who have been told their hotel vouchers expired despite not having a safe and livable home to go back to. Their homes have mold and broken windows … it’s 20 degrees tonight,” Tillis posted on X. “Hotels are trying to help them, and a number of nonprofits are stepping up to pay for victims to stay in their hotels so FEMA has another day to get its act together.” (Read more from “Dozens Of North Carolina Hurricane Victims Lose FEMA-Sponsored Housing, Senators Say” HERE)