Florida Helene and Milton recovery update

01/14/2026

 

  • While Florida and local partners lead Helene and Milton recovery, FEMA has provided more than $11 billion in grants to survivors, reimbursements to communities, and flood insurance payments.
  • More than $1.8 billion in recovery funds have been obligated to the state to reimburse Florida communities for debris removal, critical infrastructure repairs and emergency efforts.
    • $590 million has been obligated for debris removal. These funds helped with the removal of more than 31.67 million cubic yards of disaster related debris.
  • FEMA has provided more than $1.7 billion to help Floridians with uninsured losses from Helene and Milton. FEMA, in collaboration with the state of Florida, has provided temporary housing units to a total of 649 families. To date, more than 270 of those families have already moved into more permanent housing solutions. To date, 23 families have closed on the purchase of their unit.
  • $7.6 billion has been paid in claims to more than 65,000 families in the National Flood Insurance Program.
    • $6.4 billion paid on 49,260 Helene claims.
    • $1.2 billion paid on 16,581 Milton claims.