In 2024, researchers from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) analyzed weapons relinquishments in Pennsylvania’s Protection-from-Abuse (PFA) cases. Key findings indicate that while PFA cases rose 13% from 2020 to 2023, requests

The PA Public Utility Commission issued a consumer alert warning about a scam involving telephone calls that falsely claim to be from the PUC – using the phone number of the Commission’s Philadelphia office as the caller ID.

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) reports that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season has been extended until Friday, April 18, 2025. The season was originally scheduled to run from November 4, 2024, to April 4, 2025, but that has now been extended to April 18, 2025

In-Person Requirement Will Not Apply to Disability Insurance, Medicare, and SSI Applications The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking proactive steps to enhance the security of its services by implementing stronger identity verification procedures. The updated measures will further

The Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (PA IOLTA) Board has announced the release of the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board’s 2024 Annual Report. The IOLTA Board awards grants that support the provision of free legal assistance to low-income Pennsylvanians in civil matters where a basic human need

Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Order finds that a western Pennsylvania father-son landlord duo violated the law in connection with “rent-to-own” contracts and residential leases. The Office of Attorney General encourages anyone who was in a rent-to

The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced the immediate resumption of debt collection activities through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) for debts accrued prior to March 2020. This decision comes after a suspension of collections due to the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking proactive steps to enhance the security of its services by implementing stronger identity verification procedures. The updated measures will further safeguard Social Security records and benefits against fraudulent activity. Over the next two weeks