From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): After years of advocacy and a ruling by the PA Supreme Court last September, the General Assistance program is now up and running. This is a tremendous win for low-income people in Pennsylvania, many of whom … Continued
Last night the General Assembly passed SB 6, which is now in the Governor’s hands. This bill makes a number of changes to SNAP and cash assistance eligibility to reduce access to benefits. Most notably, it would charge $100 for … Continued
On July 18, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted 7-0 to repeal Act 80 of 2012, which eliminated General Assistance (GA) that year. This cash assistance program provides a minimal income support for desperately poor individuals with serious disabilities, people … Continued
From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): Great news! On July 18, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted 7-0 to repeal Act 80 of 2012, which eliminated General Assistance that year. This cash assistance program provides a minimal income support for desperately … Continued
From Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (https://clsphila.org/): State Bills Would Harm Pennsylvanians Struggling to Get By, and Cost PA Millions in Federal Dollars with No State Savings. The proposals announced by a number of legislators on January 2, 2018 as … Continued
By: Kate Giammarise Published: August 22, 2016 Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law. The sweeping overhaul was meant to move people from welfare to work and to end what critics saw as a cycle … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Monday, August 22nd marks 20 years since Bill Clinton signed the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.” This historic legislation dismantled the United States’ safety net for poor single mothers and children, replacing it … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/08/22/tanf-at-twenty/#.V7xiCfkrIdU By Deborah Weinstein August 22, 2016 Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed the law that placed a time limit on cash assistance for poor families with children and required some degree of work, job search, or training … Continued