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hrmjustin

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Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:32 PM Jun 2014

Many Displaced by Superstorm Sandy Still Wait for Housing Help

LAURA KUSISTO and JOSH DAWSEY

Seventeen months after Congress authorized up to $16 billion to fix homes wrecked by superstorm Sandy, tens of thousands of people still are living in damaged houses or paying rent on top of a mortgage as they wait for rebuilding help.

About 15,000 New York City residents are seeking aid, but city officials say only 352 have so far received a check or city-provided home construction.

In New Jersey, 2,032 homes are being built or repaired, for more than 11,500 homeowners deemed eligible for rebuilding help, according to the state department of community affairs.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/many-displaced-by-superstorm-sandy-still-wait-for-housing-help-1403060886

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