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<br />-- Assistance may be provided under the following broad categories; <br />medical expenses, transportation expenses, home repair, replace- <br />menfof essential personal property, funeral expenses and pro- <br />tective measures. <br />t <br />-- Bus~ess losses, including farm or ranch operations and non- <br />. essential items or services are ineligible. . <br /> <br />-- Funded 7S~ by FEMA, 2S~ by State. <br /> <br />-- Optional Program - available only after Governor expresses intent <br />to implement the program. <br /> <br />11. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS - Social Security Administration (SSA): <br /> <br />-- Assistance to annuitants in address changes and expedited <br />check delivery. <br /> <br />-- Assistance tn applying for disability, death and survivor benefits <br />and SSI payments. <br /> <br />12. VETERAN'S BENEFITS - Veterans Administration (VA): <br /> <br />-- Assistance in applying for VA death benefits, pensions, insurance <br />settlements and adjustments to VA insured home mortgages. <br /> <br />-- VA representatives will also record address changes if necessary. <br /> <br />13. LEGAL SERVICES - Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the American Bar <br />Association: <br /> <br />__ Free legal counseling to low-income persons for disaster related <br />problems; may include replacing legal documents, transferring <br />titles, contracting problems, will probates, insurance problems, <br />etc. <br /> <br />__ Fee-gathering cases such as civil lawsuits for damages where <br />legal fees are based on court or out-of-court settlements, are <br />not eligible. <br /> <br />-- Non-YLD attorneys may also be available. <br /> <br />14. INSURANCE ASSISTANCE: <br /> <br />__ Counseling on insurance problems and questio~; may include <br />obtaining copies of lost policies, c1lims filing, expediting <br />settlements, etc. <br /> <br />__ Info~tion and assistance provided by the State Insurance <br />Commissioner, the American Insurance Association (AlA), the <br />Federal Emergency Kanagement Agency; National Flood Insurance <br />Program. <br /> <br />7 <br />