Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency now offers people the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. The agency has implemented this policy change and the new option is now available. “The Social Security

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released a new issue brief that examines how overdraft fees affect economically insecure older adults. An overdraft occurs when a consumer has insufficient funds in their account to cover a transaction, but the financial institution nevertheless pays it

Join The Century Foundation’s Disability Economic Justice Collaborative and friends on Thursday, October 20, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern for a free virtual event commemorating SSI’s fiftieth anniversary and looking at the road ahead to reform.

As work continues to bring lasting reform to the judicial system for individuals with autism, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty today announced the launch of a new data initiative being piloted within the dependency court system to assist children with an autism spectrum disorder

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January. The 8.7

Starting this week, the Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to more than 9 million individuals and families who appear to qualify for a variety of key tax benefits but did not claim them by filing a 2021 federal income tax return. Many in this group may be eligible to claim some or all of

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead joined anti-hunger advocates from Just Harvest at the City of Pittsburgh's North Side Farmers Market today to highlight updates to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, that

Join Community Legal Services of Philadelphia on October 13, 2022 from 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern, for its annual review of dependency and child abuse case law entitled Recent Developments in Appellate Case Law: The Parent Attorney Perspective The review will cover the past year of appellate court