Laurie Mazur
The only way to cover flood risk is through theNational Flood Insurance Program. So, if your house is in a high-risk flood zone, as determined by theFederal Emergency Management Agency, you will need flood insurance in order to be covered. Advertisement: The other relief option is f...
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance was retroactive, meaning workers could be paid benefits from when their unemployment began, not when the claim was made, going back to January 27, 2020.9 Unemployment Programs Under the CARES Act Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) was a flat amount given...
A federally declared disaster area is eligible for federal assistance once it is declared a disaster by the president. This is stated under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which was signed into law in 1988, and authorizes the federal government to provide vari...
Earthquakes are not uncommon in the U.S., andaround 16 earthquakeswith a magnitude of 7.0 or higher occur on average each year. The aftermath can lead to expensive building repair and replacement costs. A joint study from theU.S. Geological Survey(USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management ...
What is the role of the federal bureaucracy? Federal Government: In a federal state, the federal government is the national level of government, which is equal to the subnational level of government. Each level usually has unique areas of jurisdiction. ...
The federal health care law known as the Affordable Care Act requires all Americans to have health insurance. For tax years before 2019, if you don't have health insurance, you must get an exemption from the requirement to buy coverage, or wind up paying
For example, Publication 17, "Your Federal Income Tax," is more than 200 pages long and addresses nearly all of the common questions and situations that individual taxpayers face, while Publication 1600, "Disaster Losses," is just a two-page sheet describing IRS assistance available to victims ...
Concerned about where foreign aid goes? Only a small portion of American assistance goes to federal governments, while the rest is assigned to non-profits, NGOs, and other organizations. According to theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)—an intergovernmental organisation with...
Here is a look at some of the bill's major add-ons: Disaster funding The legislation included $110.4 billion in disaster aid: $29 billion for FEMA's disaster relief fund; $8 billion for federal highways and roads; $12 billion for the Community Development Block grants and disaster relief;...