Survivors must now wait and see if Gov. Phil Murphy signs it into law this time.
After three years of waiting, the New Jersey survivors of Hurricane Ida may get some relief from the state Legislature to help with the financial ruin they faced following the monstrous August 2021 storm.
“I'm very optimistic that we will finally be able to put this behind us and help those families who are in such dire straits,” said Singleton. According to the bill, the Department of Community Affairs will be tasked with creating an online portal within 90 days of Murphy signing the legislation into law. Survivors will then have 30 days to apply.In his veto, the governor had asked that only people currently enrolled in existing state relief programs would be eligible for the benefit.
“I'm almost ready to give it back to the bank … because I've been paying the mortgage and rent at the hotel that I've been in for three years,” he said. Debby Josephs said she needs to pause her mortgage in order to catch up on $40,000 in debt she built up after the storm. She said that after FEMA didn’t send her enough money to cover what she needed, she took out a small business loan available to survivors. Along with this loan, she said she’s still facing mountains of credit card debt she incurred because her home insurance didn’t cover repair costs, like the purchase of new appliances.
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