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October 18, 2010
The millions of Pennsylvanians who depend on the programs and services provided by the Department of Public Welfare will have an easier time accessing information through a newly redesigned website, acting Secretary Michael Nardone announced today. While the address will remain the same – www.dpw
October 18, 2010
Equal Justice Works (EJW) is seeking civil legal aid attorneys who were notified that they were rejected from receiving assistance under the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program (CLAARP) in a letter stating that they have no eligible loans. Some civil legal aid attorneys
October 15, 2010
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 58 million Americans will not automatically increase in 2011, the Social Security Administration announced on October 15. The Social Security Act provides for an automatic increase in Social Security and SSI
October 15, 2010
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Housing and Consumer Law Groups are hosting a CLE training program entitled Legal Aid Attorney Guide to Collecting Attorney Fees in Consumer Cases. The program was originally presented in Philadelphia on November 22 and will be presented in Pittsburgh on December 3
October 14, 2010
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project will be conducting trainings in Southwestern and Southeastern PA on Medicare 2011. January 2011 brings Part D changes as well as other changes to the Medicare program as a result of Health Care Reform. Come to one of these trainings to learn about these topics and
October 14, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it is offering $35 million to public housing authorities to develop facilities that will provide early childhood and adult education, and/or job training programs for public housing residents. The new Capital Fund
October 13, 2010
New Rules Will Further Speed Benefits to Tens of Thousands of Americans with Disabilities Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency has published final rules that will further reduce the time it takes to decide applications for disability benefits from those
October 13, 2010
Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multi-state working group probing questionable mortgage foreclosure activity. Corbett said that Attorneys General from 49 states, along with banking and mortgage regulators from 37 states, have agreed to coordinate their

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