Program

Individual Assistance – Housing Assistance

Department: DHS

The cabinet-level department or independent agency responsible for the program

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency

The specific agency or sub-agency that administers the program

Program Type:Direct Benefit

The functional category of the program
In Official FIP? Partially represented

(Benefit components may appear indirectly, but the full assistance system is broader than a single listing.)

Confidence Level: Medium

Authorizing Statute: 42 U.S.C. 5174(c)

Funding Status: Disaster Relief Fund / annual appropriations

Primary Source: https://uscode.house.gov/download/download.shtml

Notes: Temporary housing and home repair support for disaster survivors.

Additional details about data sources and custom mapping of data are available on the Data Details page.

Outlays (millions)

Actual money spent in FY2024

$2998.26

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DHS long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Obligations (millions)

Money the government committed to spend in FY2024

$2998.26

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DHS long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Budget Authority (millions)

The amount Congress authorized agencies to commit

$2998.26

Source: Estimate: budget authority set equal to outlays for mandatory/benefit-style programs; see Fiscal Method.

Revenue Loss (millions)

Estimated revenue not collected due to tax policy (tax expenditures)

$0

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DHS long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Primary Amount

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

$2998.26

Dollar Basis

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

Outlays

Note: Primary basis is outlays; value is exact where available, otherwise an estimate anchored to agency/program FY2024 scale. Reconciliation round: estimated outlay-bearing rows were scaled proportionally so the primary-basis FY2024 outlays subtotal equals the reference federal outlay total.

Dollar Quality

How directly the dollar amount reflects observed data

Estimated

Actual = reported or observed spending, Estimated = derived from modeling or mapping, Carry-Zero = structural row with no direct dollars