Rep. Judy Chu emphasized the need for federal agencies to enhance housing support for victims of the Eaton Fires during a recent roundtable meeting. Survivors continue to face housing instability, with many still living in hotels or their vehicles despite federal aid programs. Chu advocates for the implementation of FEMA's Direct Lease program to directly rent apartments for those unable to secure housing. Challenges like high income requirements from landlords and issues with rental vouchers are complicating survivors' recovery efforts.
"Survivors of the Eaton Fire are slipping through the cracks," Chu said at a press conference following the event.
Chu is urging FEMA to authorize a housing program called Direct Lease where FEMA directly rents apartments for disaster survivors who cannot find somewhere to live on their own.
We know from anecdotal evidence that that cannot be true,' Chu said. 'It is far from the truth.'
Even with the availability of federal vouchers and other housing aid, thousands of people remain bouncing between hotel rooms, living out of their cars or in other unstable housing situations.
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