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March 7, 2025
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will increase the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to 100 percent of a person’s monthly benefit rather than the recent adjustment of just 10 percent.
March 6, 2025
The Social Security Administration and its Office of the Inspector General join forces once again to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the sixth annual “Slam the Scam” Day on March 6.
March 3, 2025
During National Consumer Protection Week, March 3rd through 7th, the Office of Attorney General will highlight and share information about their year-round efforts to protect consumer rights, and help people learn to detect, report, and avoid scams. We will also share consumer protection tips on
March 3, 2025
Beginning May 7, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card, or another form of federally-acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight, and enter military bases and other federal facilities that require ID at the
February 25, 2025
Today, the Social Security Administration announced it is immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions reduced
February 25, 2025
Attorney General Dave Sunday has issued an alert that scammers are now using Bitcoin ATMs, or “BTMs,” as a means to gain access to your money. Scammers will target consumers with urgent messaging — such as “protect your money” and “take care of any criminal charges” — during the scam. Unsuspecting
February 24, 2025
Neighborhood Legal Services is hosting its Inaugural Champions of Justice Pro Bono Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Downtown (Roost Event Space), 250 Forbes Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. Being a champion is in
February 21, 2025
Human service professionals, community advocates, and utility leaders will come together on March 19, 2025, for the annual Be Utility Wise Human Services Development Conference in Philadelphia, an event dedicated to consumer advocacy, utility education, and resource-sharing. Hosted by the

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