Luna Voight

Review of Florida Department of Economic...

If you live in a hurricane mandatory evacuation zo...

If you live in a hurricane mandatory evacuation zone and evacuate to keep your family safe please prepare to not qualify for Reemployment benefits .
We are now homeless and been playing catch up for months, finally my husband has been denied benefits. We couldn t get back to Florida financially after being consistently blown off by my husbands foreman. We ran out of money while waiting to find out when or if he was going back to work. $150.00 a night in a hotel will do that fast.
He has been looking for work and did not want to file at all. That is why we waited so long. We would much rather be bringing in a real paycheck than the measly $200 Reemployment benefit. But obviously we are desperate now. Only to be denied because I guess we were supposed to risk coming back to nothing.
We were evacuated only a few hours after my husband and his crew were given the day off to prepare (Friday). It was not enough time to really make a good plan and all the hotels were booked and shelters were packed. We had planned on riding it out at home until we were evacuated. I guess we should have stayed. We would still have a roof, food, warmth and a paycheck.
So I guess that s the message Florida wants to put out. Risk your lives for your job or you will be screwed. Don t you dare evacuate! That s the wrong choice.
My husbands foreman actually wanted to work through the hurricane and complained that they were making a big deal out of nothing. That s the mentality we are dealing with here.
So thank you so much Florida Department of Economic Opportunity! Your awesome and really care about your residents. Anybody can see that there are extenuating circumstances during and after a hurricane.
A bit of advice for anybody considering a move to Florida: don t! It s filled with drugs, liars, thieves and criminals. I ve never seen anything like it in my life. It s a free for all and if you value your families well being, stay away. We are out, we will never return and we will actively warn people about this state. This was just the icing on the cake.