The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) recently awarded $700,000 of Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE), funds to the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) to support the work of five civil legal aid programs within its network. The funding will be used

The Internal Revenue Service today upgraded a key online tool to enable families to quickly and easily update their bank account information so they can receive their monthly Child Tax Credit payment. The bank account update feature was added to the Child Tax Credit Update Portal , available only on

With the return of daytime temperatures in excess of 90 degrees across much of Pennsylvania the next few days, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) offers a series of simple ways that residents can stay cool , conserve energy and keep their bills manageable. “There are quick and easy

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is hosting a free webinar entitled The Nuts and Bolts of Claiming the Advance Child Tax Credit on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern and on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Eastern. The upcoming Advance Child Tax Credit (CTC)

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today urged families to take advantage of a special online tool that can help them determine whether they qualify for the Child Tax Credit and the special monthly advance payments beginning on July 15. Available exclusively on IRS.gov, the new

The Legal Services Corporation has announced that the deadline to file applications under the Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) has been extended to July 9, 2021.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has signed an extension to the eviction moratorium further preventing the eviction of tenants who are unable to make rental payments. The moratorium that was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021 is now extended

Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead has announced the start of distribution of $224 million in federally funded food assistance to low-income Pennsylvania families of about 223,000 young children through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. P-EBT is