ZIP Advertisement We appreciate your patience : Here s what to know about FEMA s new COVID-19 funeral assistance hotline Share Updated: 5:28 PM MDT Apr 16, 2021 By Liz Stark and Geneva Sands We appreciate your patience : Here s what to know about FEMA s new COVID-19 funeral assistance hotline Share Updated: 5:28 PM MDT Apr 16, 2021
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Show Transcript EXPLAINS THE PROGRAM THAT STARTS ON SUSAN: THE CHARLES F. SNYDER MONDAY. FUNERAL HOME HAS HANDLED ARRANGMENTS FOR ABOUT 300 PEOPLE WHO DIED OF COVID-19. WE DID OUR BEST TO FOLLOW ALL CDC RESTRICTIONS AND BEING ABLE TO SERVE FAMILIES. THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE SUSAN: THE FUNERAL HOME IS NOW INFORMING FAMILIES THAT THEY MAY ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES. FEMA ANNOUNCED THE EXPANDED BENEFITS PROGRAM, SAYING, OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER DISASTERS. THE MONEY CAN BE USED TO PAY FOR A CEMETERY PLOT
Scammers targeting new FEMA funeral assistance program
Funeral Relief Program Scam By Kate Merriman | April 15, 2021 at 8:05 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 8:05 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Scammers are focusing on a new federal program aimed at helping to pay for COVID-19 funeral costs.
The fraudsters are calling to offer help to for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Funeral Assistance Program.
FEMA said they will not contact anyone until the person has called them directly or applied for the help.
The assistance program started this week and is paying up to $9,000 in funeral assistance for people who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19.
COVID funeral reimbursement now $9,000 Here s how to apply today msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Americans who’ve lost family members to COVID-19 can now apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to cover their funeral and burial costs.