FEMA Extends Housing Assistance Deadline to June for Hurricane Survivors

As the FEMA Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program nears its end, many hurricane survivors in St. Pete Beach are facing potential homelessness. Despite the program's initial deadline, FEMA has extended assistance to June 8 for households with significant damage and those awaiting temporary housing placement. Residents, like Andrea Simhony, are struggling with long delays in construction permits, leaving them unable to return home. With local permitting departments overwhelmed, many displaced individuals have nowhere to go as hotel stays funded by FEMA expire. The situation highlights broader issues in Tampa Bay, where over 10,000 homes were severely damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Calls for further extensions have been made, but for many, time is running out.