Bureau Publishes Exam Procedures and Answers Consumer Questions on Debt Collection Practices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a rule that will allow the agency to federally supervise the larger consumer debt collectors for the first time. The CFPB also released the field

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, will start accepting new applications for this winter today, November 1, 2012. LIHEAP provides assistance for home heating bills to keep low-income Pennsylvanians warm and safe during the winter months. "LIHEAP continues to be part

As the National Weather Service forecasts devastating winds, rain and the possibility of snow for parts of Pennsylvania as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has provided tips for those residents who may lose electrical power.

Secretary of Aging Brian Duke today praised attorneys who are working to protect older adults across Pennsylvania. The attorneys were taking part in a course that teaches them the skills needed to help older Pennsylvanians who need legal help. The solicitor training course is presented by the

October 21-27, 2012 marks the 2012 National Pro Bono Celebration . This week has also been proclaimed Pro Bono Week in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Corbett and the General Assembly. The annual Celebration is a coordinated national effort to meet the ever-growing needs of this country's most

Under an agreement with the Department of Public Welfare approximately 100,000 individual who were were terminated from Medical Assistance in the past year will be receiving a letter with instructions on how to seek expidited reinstatement of their benefits. Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

The Department of Public Welfare is encouraging Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients to apply online this year for assistance in paying home heating bills, a new process that will make the application process faster and will save taxpayer dollars. The department is sending

The Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for more than two dozen tax provisions for tax year 2012. The annual exclusion for gifts rises to $14,000 for 2013, up from $13,000 for 2012. The amount used to reduce the net unearned income reported on a child’s tax return