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August 25, 2021
Today, the Biden Administration is announcing new actions to help protect vulnerable tenants and landlords, including steps the Treasury Department is taking to strengthen existing guidance and implement new policies to ensure that state and local grantees can further accelerate Emergency Rental
August 20, 2021
The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) will be presenting a mini-webinar, hosted by Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc., entitled, LIHEAP Updates – Supplemental Program and 2021/2022 Program Preview, on August 26, 2021 from 2:00 PM-2:30 PM. Join PULP for this brief, 30-minute webinar to learn
August 20, 2021
The National Center on Law & Elder Rights is hosting a free webcast entitled Federal Updates to COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Options on August 24, 2021 from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern. A number of federal policy updates have been put in place for borrowers facing COVID-19 hardships. Older adults
August 19, 2021
Over 323,000 borrowers who have a total and permanent disability (TPD) will receive more than $5.8 billion in automatic student loan discharges due to a new regulation announced today by the U.S. Department of Education. The change will apply to borrowers who are identified through an existing data
August 19, 2021
On July 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hosted a demonstration of a new Rental Assistance Finder tool. This tool compiles information from both the U.S. Department of Treasury and the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, to connect renters and landlords with resources available
August 19, 2021
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project is hosting a virtural event, PILP 40: Celebrating 40 years of the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project on October 28, 2021 from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM.
August 17, 2021
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Programs Affected by Federal Deadline of September 4.
August 16, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As a result, the average SNAP benefit – excluding additional funds provided as part of pandemic relief – will increase for

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