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HARRISBURG, PA — The Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 44 individuals during the month of January 2020. The restitution owed the Commonwealth in these …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and Human Services (DHS) are reminding Pennsylvanians that state assistance is available when the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program, which …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Education this week announced that updated federal income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price school meals and free milk for the 2020-21 school …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf this week sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the USDA to extend waivers granted to …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Human Services (DHS) announced a one-month extension of the temporary Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) and reminded Pennsylvanians of other assistance programs that remain available as …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The PA Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that the system changes necessary to implement the pilot program that lets recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller is reminding Pennsylvanians that public assistance programs remain available to families throughout the COVID-19 public-health emergency.
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow Pennsylvania to join the pilot program …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding this week wrote to Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation asking for urgent support of Pennsylvania’s agriculture and food industries that have continued to operate and …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is leading a bipartisan group of his colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately work to ensure …
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