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June 24, 2021
The Legal Services Corporation has announced that the deadline to file applications under the Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) has been extended to July 9, 2021.
June 24, 2021
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has signed an extension to the eviction moratorium further preventing the eviction of tenants who are unable to make rental payments. The moratorium that was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021 is now extended
June 23, 2021
Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead has announced the start of distribution of $224 million in federally funded food assistance to low-income Pennsylvania families of about 223,000 young children through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. P-EBT is
June 23, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service is partnering with non-profit organizations, churches, community groups and others in 12 cities to help eligible families, particularly those who normally do not file a federal tax return, file a 2020 income tax return or register for the monthly Advance Child Tax Credit
June 21, 2021
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) will be hosting a webinar entitled Challenging CHC Personal Assistance Services Denials: A Webinar for Direct Care Workers on Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Eastern. Thousands of Pennsylvanians with disabilities and older adults enrolled in
June 21, 2021
Statement by President Joe Biden. June 21, 2021
June 17, 2021
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a series of appointments to its Consumer Advisory Council (CAC), which provides input to the PUC on issues important to utility customers. Today’s appointees will serve on the CAC through June 30, 2023. New CAC members appointed by the
June 14, 2021
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today unveiled an online Non-filer Sign-up tool designed to help eligible families who don't normally file tax returns register for the monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments, scheduled to begin July 15. This tool, an update of last year's

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