The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today that Social Security benefits, including Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. On average, Social Security retirement

Due to the federal government shutdown, Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season by one month, until December 3, 2025, because the Department of Human Services (DHS) has not yet received its federal allocation for 2025-2026 LIHEAP

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) is hosting its Annual Event & Fundraiser: Medical Care Behind Bars! on November 20, 2025 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Eastern at Design Philadelphia, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Join PILP for this important evening featuring a discussion on medical

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. That means that without the White House and/or the Congress taking immediate action to reopen the federal

North Penn Legal Services is hosting a virtual presentation entitled Child Custody 2025 Recap on October 23, 2025 from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern via Zoom. This free distance-learning CLE is presented by North Penn Legal Services as a part of Pro Bono Week. This is a concise review of new developments

On October 23, 2025, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT, join NLADA and MIE for a virtual program to share updates about changes to student loan forgiveness. Student loan repayment continues to be an evolving area -- changes to public service loan forgiveness policies, forbearance periods, repayment plans

Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) released a new series of resources to help communities and child welfare professionals protect infants and ultimately reduce the number of preventable infant deaths across the Commonwealth. Thanks to a fiscal year 2023 grant from DHS, these

Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) is hosting a free webinar entitled Medicare in 2026 on November 13, 2025 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern. Join PHLP too learn about upcoming changes to Medicare in 2026. The target audience for the webinar is people who work with or care for people on Medicare