The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network congratulates our 2021 MLK, Jr. Fellows: Richardo Brown, Amy Chin-Arroyo, and Dominque Wiggins, who learned on Friday, October 15, 2021, that they passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam. It is our pleasure to officially welcome them to the legal profession.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced today that millions of American families are now receiving their advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payment for the month of October. This fourth batch of advance monthly payments, totaling about $15 billion, is reaching about 36 million

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) will receive a $399,999 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant and Neighborhood Legal Services Association (NLS) in Pittsburgh will receive a $302,799 grant. LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund is intended to encourage

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP), with special guests from the Department of Human Services, are offering two webinars on the new Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) which is set to launch in Pennsylvania on January 1, 2022. Presenters from PULP and DHS will cover the

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million

HELPLINE NUMBER: 1 (877) 429 5994 - A toll-free legal aid helpline is now available for victims of Hurricane Ida and the resultant damage in Pennsylvania. The service, which allows callers to request the assistance of a lawyer, is a partnership between Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, MidPenn

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that it will publish a rule that prohibits the eviction of tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent from HUD-subsidized public housing and certain properties with project-based rental assistance without providing

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that it will implement over the next year to make the program live up to its promise. This policy will result in 22,000 borrowers who have consolidated loans—including previously