The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee proposed $566 million in funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today in its markup of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) FY 2025 appropriations legislation. This figure represents a $6 million increase from LSC’s FY 2024

PA State Representative Jill Cooper and Summit Legal Aid are hosting a Summer Summit in New Kensington on August 9, 2024 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern. Join the event at Valley Points YMCA, located at 800 Constitution Blvd, New Kensington, PA 15068, for an afternoon of community fun and learn about

The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of roughly $1.2 billion in additional student loan relief for 35,000 borrowers across the country who work in public service. These approvals are the result of significant fixes that the Administration has made to the Public Service Loan

State Rep. Rick Krajewski, D-Phila., city officials and stakeholders held a news conference today in the Philadelphia City Council Chambers to discuss $2.5 million in new funding in the 2024-25 state budget for the creation of a statewide Right to Counsel program, which will fund legal assistance

A new study from the University of Michigan documents the far-reaching costs of eviction filings for Pennsylvania tenants who had eviction cases filed against them but experienced a “best-case scenario” in court, meaning they had legal representation and their cases were dismissed, withdrawn, or won

The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today following bad advice circulating on social media about a non-existent “Self Employment Tax Credit” that’s misleading taxpayers into filing false claims. Promoters and social media are marketing something they describe as the “Self Employment

Today the Social Security Administration announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $40 million in grant funds for eligible non-profit or governmental entities to provide no cost legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction from their homes. President Biden and Vice