“This is an event of no fault of their own ... We're going to step in to help and make sure that people are as whole as can be.”
For jobless Floridians, DeSantis and Eagle said “disaster unemployment assistance is available to all who need it.”to learn more about the financial assistance available.
“This is an event of no fault of their own,” said Eagle. “We're going to step in to help and make sure that people are as whole as can be.” The financial assistance is available to those businesses and individuals in the counties President Biden declared as major disaster areas. More are expected in the coming days, according to the White House.
The current eligible 17 counties: Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties, along with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Sergio Bustos is Enterprise/Politics Editor for Florida's Gannett/USA Today Network. He's based in South Florida. Email: [email protected]
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