Consumer advocates urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that all eligible low-income people can continue to access the full benefits of Lifeline, the important safety net program that enables them to access affordable telecommunications service. Earlier today, FCC Chairman

The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) has announced the launch of ImmigrationLawHelp.org , a new website to help low-income immigrants find free or low-cost legal help. The website provides information about more than 900 nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states. The most

The Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law was recently changed to add additional eligibility requirements for UC benefits. If the effective date of your application for benefits (AB Date) is on or after January 1, 2012, you are required to do all of the following : Register for employment

The Internal Revenue Service has released new proposed guidelines designed to provide relief to more innocent spouses requesting equitable relief from income tax liability.

The Internal Revenue Service has opened the 2012 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds. The IRS also announced a number of

The White House has announced Summer Jobs+ , a new call to action for businesses, non-profits, and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer of 2012. The President proposed $1.5 billion for high-impact summer jobs and year-round

Annual Legal Services Funding to be Reduced by 10% During Remainder of Fiscal Year With commonwealth revenues continuing to come in below estimate for the 2011-12 fiscal year, Governor Tom Corbett has directed his Budget Office to freeze nearly $160 million in state spending. The governor also has

The Legal Services Corporation will offer a webinar on how grantees can use Census Bureau data sets to estimate possible changes in their LSC funding levels based on the shifts in the geographic distribution of the nation’s poverty population since the 2000 decennial census. The webinar will run