$770 Payments Are Just One Form of Federal Aid to L.A. Fire Victims

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden said victims of the California fires are eligible for a $770 payment for necessities like food and fuel. Social media posts misleadingly suggested the payment would be the only federal aid for those affected by the fires.& Federal aid available to the fire victims includes help with home repair or replacement, medical expenses and other assistance. Full Story The wildfires burning in Southern California& since Jan. 7 have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes and other buildings, displacing about 180,000 people. Among the federal assistance programs available to victims of the California wildfires is a $770 emergency payment to cover the cost of immediate necessities like food, fuel and baby formula. Those payments are available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new Serious Needs Assistance program, which President Joe Biden referenced during a briefing with federal officials on Jan. 13. Later that evening, an X account managed by President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee posted a clip from the briefing and highlighted the portion of Biden’s comments that said, “People impacted by these fires are gonna receive one-time...