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#  August 18, 2006

# Fact Sheet: 

**Frequently Requested National Statistics\
Hurricane Katrina -- One Year Later**

**[Individuals and Households Program -- 950,000 eligible & \$6 billion
in assistance]{.underline}**

FEMA has provided nearly \$6 billion directly to Hurricane Katrina
victims for housing and other needs assistance through the Individuals
and Households Assistance Program. The more than \$6 billion provided to
victims of Hurricane Katrina is the most ever provided by FEMA for any
single natural disaster. In all, nearly 950,000 applicants were
determined eligible for assistance under the Individuals and Households
Program.

-   [**Housing \-- \$4.2 billion**:]{.underline} Housing assistance
    covers temporary housing, repair, replacement and permanent housing
    construction.

    -   FEMA has provided nearly \$4.2 billion to nearly 950,000
        applicants for housing assistance following Hurricane Katrina.

    -   FEMA has paid out \$1.3 billion to nearly 550,000 applicants in
        Louisiana and Mississippi under the DHS Transitional Housing
        program for homes that were inaccessible to inspectors due to
        persistent flooding.

-   **[Other Needs Assistance \-- \$1.9 billion]{.underline}**: This
    money is used to cover medical, mental health, transportation and\
    other expenses related to disasters.

    -   Assistance to nearly 420,000 households provided nearly \$ 1.9
        billion total for "Other Needs Assistance."

**[Hotel Motel Program -- 85,000 households & \$650
million]{.underline}**

-   FEMA has paid more than \$650 million for hotel/motel rooms to date;
    At its peak in October, 2005, FEMA provided hotel/motel rooms for
    85,000 households in need of short-term sheltering.

**[Housing Inspections and Repair -- 1.3 million
inspections]{.underline}**

-   Since Hurricane Katrina 1.3 million housing inspections have been
    completed in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

**[Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes-- 101,174 households (Currently
Occupied)]{.underline}** *\*Section revised on 8/25/06*

-   There are 101,174 travel trailers and mobile homes serving as
    temporary housing for Hurricane Katrina victims, outnumbering any
    housing mission in FEMA's history.  The following shows number of
    units currently occupied as of 8/17/06:

    -   Louisiana Total -- 64,150

        -   Mobile Home -- 3,169

        -   Travel Trailers -- 60,981

    -   Mississippi Total -- 36,127

        -   Mobile Home -- 4,709

        -   Travel Trailers -- 31,418

    -   Alabama -- 897

        -   Mobile Homes -- 0

        -   Travel Trailers \-- 897

 Of those households occupying travel trailers and mobile homes, there
are:

-   15,000  households in Group/Commercial Sites:

    -   9,344 in Louisiana       

    -   5,507 in Mississippi

    -   149   in Alabama

-   83,962 households in Private Sites:

    -   52,594 in Louisiana           

    -   30,620 in Mississippi

    -   748 in Alabama

-   2,212 households in Industry Sites located in Louisiana.

**[Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes-- 121,922 households (Cumulative
Leases )]{.underline}** *\*New section on 8/25/06*

-   121,922 travel trailers and mobile homes have served as temporary
    housing for Hurricane Katrina victims, outnumbering any housing
    mission in FEMA's history.  The following shows the cumulative
    number of units used as of 8/25/06.

    -   Louisiana Total -- 71,134

        -   Mobile Home -- 3,514

        -   Travel Trailers -- 67,620

    -   Mississippi Total -- 48,274

        -   Mobile Home -- 6,300

        -   Travel Trailers -- 41,974

    -   Alabama -- 2,514

        -   Mobile Homes -- 0

        -   Travel Trailers -- 2,514

 

Of those households occupying travel trailers and mobile homes, there
were:

-   19,074 households in Group/Commercial Sites:

    -   10,976 in Louisiana       

    -   7,242 in Mississippi

    -   856 in Alabama

-   99,959 households in Private Sites:

    -   57,269 in Louisiana           

    -   41,032 in Mississippi

    -   1,658 in Alabama

-   2,889 households in Industry Sites located in Louisiana.

**[\
Cruise Ships -- Housing over 7,000 households]{.underline}**

-   For the initial six months after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA used cruise
    ships to house evacuees, workers from the City of New Orleans and
    St. Bernard Parish, and first responders and their families,
    totaling more than 7,000 workers and families.

**[Public Assistance Projects \-- \$4.8 billion]{.underline}**

-   More than \$4.8 billion has been "mission assigned" for public
    infrastructure projects, such as debris removal and restoration of
    roads, bridges and public utilities. This total nearly doubles the
    combined total of \$2.6 billion allocated for public assistance
    projects from the 2004 hurricanes across 15 states, Puerto Rico and
    the U.S. Virgin Islands.

**[Debris Clean-up -- 99 million cubic yards]{.underline}**

-   Since Hurricane Katrina, more than 99 million cubic yards of debris
    have been removed in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, paying out
    \$3.7 billion to date.

**[Crisis Counseling \$74 million]{.underline}**

-   FEMA's Crisis Counseling Assistance program provided nearly \$74
    million in supplemental funding to 26 states and the District of
    Columbia for training and services to alleviate mental health
    problems caused or aggravated by Katrina . The Immediate Services
    Program (ISP) provided short-term services to people located
    throughout the Gulf Coast as well as those evacuated to host states.
    The Regular Services (RSP) program provided up to nine months of
    crisis counseling, community outreach and consultation and education
    services.

**[Evacuation Reimbursements -\$735 million to Evacuee Host
States]{.underline}**

-   FEMA public assistance reimbursed more than \$735 million to 45
    states and the District of Columbia for sheltering and emergency
    protective measures taken during the evacuation of the Gulf Coast
    and for ongoing sheltering initiatives directly following Hurricane
    Katrina. This is in addition to funds obligated to Louisiana,
    Mississippi and Alabama totaling nearly \$1.75 billion for emergency
    sheltering operations.

**[Expedited Assistance - \$1.6 billion]{.underline}**

-   Through Expedited Assistance, FEMA\'s accelerated method of
    disbursing disaster assistance, FEMA provided more than \$1.6
    billion to 803,470 individuals and households to help the evacuees
    meet immediate emergency needs, such as housing, food and clothing.

**[Disaster Unemployment Assistance - \$210 million]{.underline}**

-   FEMA has obligated more than \$210 million in disaster unemployment
    assistance for eligible Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims from
    Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas who signed up for
    this assistance during the application period.