Currently, the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefit system is experiencing long delays in handling appeals from denials of UC benefits. People are waiting for their UC referee hearings and decisions for 2 to 6 months, depending on their location in the state. Most people who must wait that long suffer severe financial hardship. If you…
Our homes provide the foundation for safe, healthy, and joyful lives. When families live in affordable homes, parents are more likely to find and keep a job, and children come to school ready to learn. However, landlords in Pennsylvania have filed to evict more than 357,000 tenants and their families since the start of the…
SNAP helps more than 2 million Pennsylvanians keep food on the table. Pennsylvania is stronger when families facing food insecurity can access nutritious meals through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But massive SNAP cuts threaten to undermine our most effective and important tool to fight hunger. Children who receive SNAP have better health and…
Medicaid keeps workers healthy and employed. Work requirements make entire families sicker when people lose coverage. Medicaid is an efficient, effective program for keeping 3 million Pennsylvanians healthy. Studies show that Medicaid provides access to comparable care at a significantly lower cost than private health insurance. The PA Department of Human Services found that Medicaid…
