Disaster relief: FEMA to pay funeral costs for COVID-19 victims

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Disaster relief: FEMA to pay funeral costs for COVID-19 victims

Karen Townsend Posted at 3:01 pm on March 18, 2021

A nugget buried in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act is financial reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses for families of COVID-19 victims. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will shell out up to $7,000.00 for those in need.

This relief is a part of the December COVID-19 bill, the same one that included a second stimulus check of up to $600.00, signed by President Trump. The bill includes $2 billion for people who may have gone into debt to pay for the funeral and burial costs of a loved one due to the coronavirus pandemic. This funding was approved in February. On February 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the FEMA funding would be coming soon. In April, FEMA will begin accepting applications for the money.

    FEMA said it was granted $2 billion from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to reimburse people and households for coronavirus-related funeral expenses incurred between Jan. 20 and Dec. 31 of 2020.

    “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families,” the agency wrote in a message on its website. “At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.”

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$7,000 x 500,000 (the alleged number of Covid-dead) = $35 million.