Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for eligible North Carolinians for an additional six months. After a presidentially-declared disaster,

Gov. Stein sent a letter Jan. 16 to FEMA's administrator, urging the agency allow eligible NC voucher holders to stay in hotels for six more months.

Governor Josh Stein is putting pressure on FEMA to extend housing assistance for Hurricane Helene victims. The Transitional Sheltering Assistance program secures temporary housing for people displaced by the storm.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — FEMA housing assistance for Helene -displaced families has been extended, North Carolina Governor Josh Stien announced on X. The deadline for Transitional Sheltering Assistance was originally Monday, Jan. 13, but was granted a 24-hour extension due to the winter storm.