United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-02-07 monographic deposited born digital 71 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-219 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219 P0b002ee18039c775 f:d07219 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219 GAO-07-219 Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster relief aid Emergency preparedness Erroneous payments Federal aid programs Federal aid to states Federal response plan Federal social security programs Federal/state relations Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Rita National response plan Program evaluation Program management State-administered programs Strategic planning Food Stamp Program Social Security Program Supplemental Security Income Program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Other Written Product A65647 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita displaced over 1 million people and affected some of the poorest areas of the country. Many of those affected by the hurricanes received federal assistance from the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (Social Security), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Food Stamp, Unemployment Insurance (UI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs beforehand and others were newly eligible after the storms. Under the Comptroller General's authority, GAO assessed the (1) challenges the hurricanes created for programs to take applications and pay benefits, (2) factors that helped or hindered programs' efforts, and (3) areas that warrant further attention and actions being taken to improve programs' disaster response. To do this work, GAO reviewed policies, reports, and plans, and interviewed program officials at the federal level and in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219.pdf GAO-07-219 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-219 Other Written Product GAO-07-219; Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs; Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster relief aid Emergency preparedness Erroneous payments Federal aid programs Federal aid to states Federal response plan Federal social security programs Federal/state relations Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Rita National response plan Program evaluation Program management State-administered programs Strategic planning Food Stamp Program Social Security Program Supplemental Security Income Program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Public Law 109-68 Public Law 109-176 Public Law 109-295