#shorts On 8/30/2023, a reporter asked Biden FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, “And if I can follow up about the Critical Needs Assistance that was provided to those in Maui — $700 in payments to individuals there. Given the cost of living in Hawaii, specifically in the Lahaina community, is anything being done right now? Are there considerations or efforts being made to try to raise that cap — that $700 figure — for those who are there?

ADMINISTRATOR CRISWELL: Yeah, the $700 figure of Critical Needs Assistance is really just that amount of funding for some of the very immediate needs that individuals have. Every year, the — the main part of our assistance, which is our Individual and Household Program, adjusts annually based on inflation. This year, it’s $41,000 of a cap that individuals can get.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/VN96KDkn0tw
Biden FEMA Admin: No Plans To Provide Maui Wildfire Victims Anything Beyond One-Time $700 Checks