Deadline to Apply for Wildfire Assistance Program is Friday, Nov. 15
November 12 2019 - 5:36PM
Business Wire
Third-Party Administrator Urges People to Apply
Now
The Wildfire Assistance Program funded by Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E) has distributed more than $25 million
to people displaced by the 2017 Northern California wildfires and
the 2018 Camp fire. The $100 million fund, approved by the judge in
PG&E’s Chapter 11 cases, is intended to help those who are
either uninsured or need assistance with alternate living expenses
or other urgent needs. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15, 2019.
“There is still time to file a claim with the Wildfire
Assistance Program. This fund was set up to help people displaced
by the 2017 and 2018 fires with unmet needs, particularly people
currently without adequate shelter. This is especially critical
now, as we move into the colder, wetter winter months. We urge
people who need this help to apply for assistance by the deadline
this Friday,” said Cathy Yanni, the independent third-party
administrator overseeing the program and disbursements.
As of Nov. 12, the Wildfire Assistance Program has received more
than 16,000 claims for assistance. The program administrator has
paid more than 7,000 claims totaling more than $25 million. The
vast majority of the disbursements thus far have been made to
people displaced by the Camp fire, but those impacted by the 2017
Northern California wildfires are also eligible for assistance and
should apply if eligible.
The administrator and her staff are working with claimants,
attorneys, city and county agencies, civic organizations and
support groups to help people affected by the wildfires apply for
and receive this assistance as soon as possible.
"We remain committed to helping wildfire victims and their
communities recover and rebuild. We know that this is a painful
process, and that many continue to have unmet needs including the
most basic necessities like a safe place to live. We deeply
appreciate the work of the administrator to ensure this program is
reaching the people who need it most in their time of need," said
Bill Johnson, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E
Corporation.
The Wildfire Assistance Program is separate from the PG&E
Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Submitting a claim to the Program is
different than submitting a claim in the bankruptcy cases. Anyone
who has submitted a claim in the bankruptcy cases may also submit a
claim to the Wildfire Assistance Program.
More information, including the Program claim form, is available
at www.norcalwildfireassistanceprogram.com/. Final payments are
expected to be made by the end of March 2020. The administrator is
actively reviewing claims.
Applicants can request support for "Basic Unmet Needs," which
will provide each qualifying household with $5,000 ($2,500
individually for renters) for needs such as water, food,
prescriptions, medical supplies and equipment, infant formula and
diapers, personal hygiene items, and transportation fuels beyond
what the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) covered in the
days immediately following the declared disasters.
Those who receive basic payments may also apply for a
"Supplemental Unmet Needs" payment. These funds will be available,
however, only after all basic payments have been issued. The
administrator has been empowered to approve supplemental payments
for households which currently face extreme or extraordinary
circumstances.
To qualify for the payments, applicants' primary residence must
have been within the boundary of either the 2017 Northern
California wildfires or 2018 Camp fire at the time of those events.
Applicants also must establish proof of identity and certify that
they are not requesting payments for an expense already paid for by
FEMA.
PG&E is providing $100 million for this fund from the
company's cash reserves and will not seek cost recovery from its
customers.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com and www.pge.com/news.
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