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April 1, 2021
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and pro bono co-counsel Morgan Lewis have secured a litigation settlement that will deliver significant emergency SNAP (food stamp) benefits to the neediest Pennsylvanians. Background information about the case, Gilliam v. USDA, can be found here. Last March
March 30, 2021
As work continues on issuing millions of Economic Impact Payments to Americans, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced today that they anticipate payments will begin to be issued this weekend to Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who do not normally
March 30, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service today warned of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to primarily target educational institutions, including students and staff who have ".edu" email addresses.
March 25, 2021
Today, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project released a report, Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Outcomes and Utility Insecurity Resulting from COVID-19, which reveals that Black and Latinx households in Pennsylvania are more likely to
March 23, 2021
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, along with the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, and Community Legal Services will be holding a webinar entitled Utility Moratorium Ends March 31 - What you need to know! on March 30, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern.
March 22, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the next batch of Economic Impact Payments will be issued to taxpayers this week, with many of these coming by paper check or prepaid debit card.
March 18, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf today announced the launch of a program that will deliver rapid relief to millions of Pennsylvanians at risk of eviction or loss of utility service. With federal funds allocated through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Wolf Administration built the Emergency Rental
March 18, 2021
Representatives from Pennsylvania APPRISE, Senior Medicare Patrol, and PA Health Law Project are hosting a series of virtual Medicare Public Meetings throughout March and April 2021. Topics will include Programs that help with Medicare costs; Medicare coverage of COVID-19 vaccine & treatment; and

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