Hurricane Katrina victims have gone through a lot.

They've lost everything to flood damage and looters. Many have nothing left to go back to.

Now, it's getting more difficult. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, which has supported the refugees until now, has given those seeking shelter in hotels across the country until Dec. 15 to move into regular housing.

Although people won't be denied housing opportunities, the government has made it clear they will stop paying for hotel accommodations.

FEMA said it won't throw anyone out on the street, but there are too many unanswered questions.

Victims continue to face hardships. Although it might be better for displaced families to be in a more normal setting, the only "normal" setting at this point is a home they can't go back to.

Now they have to deal with the hardship of being moved yet again — if they qualify.

FEMA allows people to qualify for housing, but some might not be able to measure up. Then what?

How are victims, some thousands of miles from home, supposed to garner the materials required to get into an apartment? Is the security deposit covered by FEMA? Beyond the amounts given to applicants, not much seems to be known.

If FEMA doesn't have the answers due to its lack of organization in this affair, they need to find them quickly. Currently, FEMA doesn't know three incredibly important details in a transition of this magnitude: An outline on how the transition will work, what kind of assistance victims will receive or who qualifies for that assistance.

Fewer than two weeks before the victims need to leave, FEMA still has no workable plans.

It's understandable that FEMA can't provide for the victims permanently, but that's no excuse for lack of planning.

The victims don't have anything anymore. The government should be going out of its way to help them, not asking the victims to go out of their way to help themselves.