FEMA has extended the deadline to apply for Hurricane Helene assistance in North Carolina to Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. "North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene survivors now have until Feb. 6, 2025, to apply for assistance with FEMA.

The deadline extension also applies to Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), available through March 29, 2025, for those who lost work due to Helene. Claims can be filed by clicking here or by calling 888-737-0258.

North Carolinians have been granted an extension to apply for federal disaster aid related to Hurricane Helene. The N.C. Department of Emergency Management announced Monday that at the request of Gov.

Assistance will be available to eligible residents of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties and must be applied for by Tuesday, Jan. 7.

FEMA is reminding people affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton that they have less than two weeks to apply for individual assistance.

In recent months, Hurricane Helene and the historic flooding it unleashed on western North Carolina have dominated housing headlines. The Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) estimates damages and needs totaling $59.

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