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9/30/11

Most Food Stamp Recipients Have No Earned Income 15 Years On, Still No Agreement on Welfare Reform's Impact For More and More Low-Income New Yorkers, Civil Legal Services Are Just Out of Reach

9/29/11

Financial maintenance requirements at application and renewal (Updated) NY Times: U.S. Mortgage-Aid Program Is Shutting Down, With Up to $500 Million Unspent TANF Extension Leaves Many Poor States Out in the Cold

9/28/11

GAO Report – Child Welfare: More Information and Collaboration Could Promote Ties Between Foster Care Children and Their Incarcerated Parents CBPP: HUD's "Moving to Work Demonstration" Not About Work, and Not the Smart Way to Improve Housing Assistance Using the Basic Health Program to Make Coverage More Affordable to Low-Income Households: A Promising Approach for …

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9/27/11

September 26, 2011 – Video of the Chief Judge's hearings on unmet civil legal services needs in the First Department Medicaid Spend-Down (Updated) CBPP: Converting Medicare to Premium Support Would Likely Lead to Two-Tier Health Care System Epic Stakes in Mortgage War Chief Judge To Submit New Budget Proposal For Legal Civil Services

9/26/11

HRA Policy Directive 11-27-ELI: October 2011 Changes In Food Stamp Standards 2012 Medicare Part D Plans in NYS (Updated) GAO Report: Social Security Disability – Participation in the Ticket to Work Program Has Increased, but More Oversight Needed

9/23/11

HRA Policy Bulletins Updated Connecting Consumers to Coverage: The Role of Navigators and Consumer Assistance Programs in Implementing Health Reform in New York Examining the Limits of Online Storage Provider Liability Deep Poverty on the Rise

9/22/11

As The Bronx leads in foreclosures, budget cuts loom for critical legal services Cuomo considering law change on class-action attorneys' fees Security Risks of Online Review NY Times: One in Five New York City Residents Living in Poverty CBPP: Congress Shouldn’t Delay Action on Housing Voucher Reform

9/21/11

September 20, 2011 – Video of the Chief Judge's hearings on unmet civil legal services needs Consumer bureau targets checking overdraft fees Reverse mortgages don’t always work 10 million more mortgages set to default, expert says New Job Openings Posted