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Eligible Hurricane Harvey survivors receiving Transitional Shelter Assistance may receive a monthlong extension to stay in hotels until June 30, with check-out on July 1, as they continue working toward a permanent housing solution.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said this is the seventh and final extension of the temporary sheltering program.

FEMA said the last day for shelter had been set for Thursday, but that day has been extended in some cases until June 30. Final check-out of the TSA program will come on the morning of July 1.

Disaster survivors participating in TSA will receive a phone call message advising them if they have continued eligibility for this extension in a participating hotel, FEMA said in an issued statement. Notification calls will be made to all applicants.

Survivors in hotels who are unsure of their continued TSA eligibility can:

• Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (voice, 711or VRS) or 800-462-7585 (TTY).
• Log into their account on gov/.
• Visit a Disaster Recovery Center; for DRC locations and hours go to fema.gov/DRC.
• Ask the hotel to look in the lodging web portal to see whether they have eligibility beyond the current check-out date of June 1.

Survivors can find an extensive list of local, state and federal resources at:

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/02/20/fact-sheet-46-tsa-resources-survivors-moving

For more information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page at www.fema.gov/disaster/4332 or Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey, the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6 or the Texas Division of Emergency Management website atwww.dps.texas.gov/dem/.