BATON ROUGE – Residents who need extended temporary housing assistance from FEMA must provide proper documents to make the request.

According to FEMA, residents that are eligible for the extension can use the temporary housing assistance to pay for a place to live.

 To receive the extension, residents must demonstrate that they have a disaster related financial need, and complete the following paperwork:

                Temporary housing assistance form. (Contact FEMA if you haven’t received a form)

                A copy of your lease

                Receipts showing proper use of federal disaster housing assistance

                Current household income status

                Any household financial obligations

If you have questions, contact the FEMA helpline at 800-6211-3362.