Social Security/SSI Overpayments and Waivers Toolkit
This toolkit, which includes the powerpoint below, gives important information about Social Security Overpayments and Waivers. To view the toolkit,…
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Report: Preventing Wasteful and Inequitable Consultative Examinations in Social Security Disability Claims
Today, advocates from New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), the Urban Justice Center (UJC), and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia…
Federal Court Issues Order Stopping USDA from Denying Emergency SNAP Benefits to the Poorest Pennsylvanians
Great news! CLS and Morgan Lewis settled with the USDA, bringing $712 million emergency SNAP (food stamp) benefits to approximately…
New SNAP time limit starting April 2020 for Philadelphians aged 18-50 who are not working and not exempt
Good news: a court has put a halt to the ABAWDs rule change. The rule will not be going into…
Extra SNAP Benefits Are Now Available for All Pennsylvania Recipients
Extra SNAP benefits will be ending in February 2023!Extra SNAP, or emergency allotments (EAs) will be ending after February 2023.…
SNAP Skimming – What to Do If Your Food Stamp Benefits Are Stolen
IF YOU HAD YOUR SNAP BENEFITS STOLEN THROUGH A SCAM OR CARD SKIMMING, YOU CAN FILE TO HAVE YOUR FOOD…
SNAP Rules in Pennsylvania are Changing!
The federal budget reconciliation bill, which became law in July 2025, included devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. CLS has…
SNAP Fuels Pennsylvania
SNAP helps more than 2 million Pennsylvanians keep food on the table. Pennsylvania is stronger when families facing food insecurity…
SNAP and LIHEAP During the Government Shutdown
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are both halted because of…
Good News! More People Can Get SNAP (Food Stamps)!
Starting October 2022, Pennsylvania has increased the income limit to qualify for SNAP (food stamps). If you were denied before,…
Report: Mending the Safety Net – Why Pennsylvania Must Restore Its TANF Program to Protect Its Neediest Families
Today we observe the passage of “welfare reform” on August 22, 1996, which “ended welfare as we know it” and…
Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt Workers
Medicaid keeps workers healthy and employed. Work requirements make entire families sicker when people lose coverage. Medicaid is an efficient,…
Report: The Application for Pennsylvania Pandemic Unemployment Assistance has Problems. Here’s How to Fix Them.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) was passed by Congress as part of the CARES Act to provide unemployment compensation (UC) benefits…
Pennsylvania Needs Medicaid and SNAP
Medicaid and SNAP strengthen Pennsylvania families. About 40% of all Pennsylvania children rely on Medicaid to access health care, along…
Report: How the Pandemic Response Has Failed Young People & What We Need to Thrive
This report was written by Youth Justice Project inaugural Youth Action Board members, Deja Morgan, Alexi Chacon, and Madison Nardy. …
CLS and national partners advocate for SSA to reduce administrative burdens relating to overpayments
The policies of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to collect overpayments currently create serious hardship for people struggling to afford…
