This information was last updated in March 2021 CLS Can Help! If you are a parent with a child in the child welfare system, CLS may be able to provide legal help. Please call the CLS Family Advocacy Hotline at 215-981-3765 WIC Offices Are Closed Until Further Notice, But You Can Still Get WIC. WIC…
Assistance is available for people who have lost income If you have experienced a loss or reduction in income due to the COVID-19 crisis, you might qualify for discounted gas, water or electric bills. You will need to provide proof of income for the past 30 days. You may be required to provide a letter…
Tests for the Coronavirus are covered by medical assistance (Medicaid). The County Assistance Office is closed to the public, but they are continuing to accept and process applications for medical assistance. Please include on your application if you have a health emergency including COVID-19.Immigrants are also able to receive emergency medical assistance for treatment. Please…
As Congress works its way towards the third and most important stimulus bill, a central tenet of that legislation must be this: Strong unemployment benefit provisions are vital for ensuring the economic survival of millions of working people who suddenly have no paychecks. Despite all the airtime that $1000/$2000 cash payments are getting, Unemployment Insurance…
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS (SNAP), MEDICAID (MA), CASH ASSISTANCE (TANF) OR HEATING BILL ASSISTANCE (LIHEAP). If you need to apply for benefits, please apply online through Compass or call Benephilly: 844-848-4376. The County Assistance Offices are closed to the public, but they are accepting applications. If you already receive these benefits, but…
A court order has delayed the start of a new rule for food stamps that would have left thousands without benefits. On Friday, March 13, the U.S. District Court for D.C. issued a nationwide injunction stopping the new waiver criteria – i.e. the SNAP time limit rule for ABAWDs – from taking effect. This is…
This information was last updated on June 28, 2021. For information for renters, click here. Many Homeowners Are Protected from Foreclosure. There is currently a moratorium (or pause) on most foreclosures under federal law. This moratorium expires on July 31, 2021. This means that the mortgage company cannot file a new foreclosure or proceed with…
Información en español sobre Licencia por EnfermedadUPDATE: You may be covered by sick leave for the Covid-19 coronavirus now. If you are covered under Philadelphia’s Sick Leave Ordinance (coverage information below), you can now use your sick leave for these reasons, too: • If your workplace closes because of coronavirus • If you are quarantined…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published a new rule that could cause immigrants and limited English proficient people with disabilities to be denied vital income supports. Previously, SSA considered a person with a disability’s ability to communicate in English when evaluating whether they were able to work, and thus qualify for disability benefits. With…
April 25, 2012 was a very significant day for many millions of Americans: It was the day that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the EEOC) adopted an updated enforcement guidance governing criminal records, replacing prior guidances reaching back to the 1980s. The Guidance reaffirmed that an employer’s decision making based on criminal records could constitute…
