In an annual reminder to taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is looking to return $153.3 million in undelivered tax refund checks. In all, 99,123 taxpayers are due refund checks this year that could not be delivered because of mailing address errors. Undelivered refund

Thousands more very low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities will have access to affordable supportive housing thanks to $749 million in housing assistance announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These grants will help non-profit organizations produce

This editorial from the Harrisburg Patriot-News appeared on Sunday, November 20, 2011. The editorial discusses upcoming funding cuts for legal aid in Pennsylvania and urges the creation of a stable funding strategy for legal aid so the poor and needy have access to attorneys.

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) has released the 2011-2012 electronic edition of The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Pennsylvania Advocates Manual. It has been developed and produced by the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) for use by members of the Pennsylvania

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency’s most popular online services, the applications for retirement and Medicare and for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug costs, are now available in Spanish. The new online services are available at www.segurosocial

A congressional agreement for Fiscal Year 2012 funding would provide $348 million to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Of that, $322.4 million would fund basic field grants for the delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. LSC is currently funded at $398.1 million under an

John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), today announced the addition of five new members to the Board’s Pro Bono Task Force, which is working hard to identify best practices and innovations to enhance the involvement of private, volunteer lawyers in civil legal assistance to

Message Released by John G. Levi, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation: Today we honor the 24 million Americans who have served in our Armed Forces. Our men and women in uniform have sacrificed for our nation in the World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Gulf War, in