Click on other tabs above for information about legal aid providers and courts in your area. Below is legal information on this sub-topic. You can localize this information by clicking on the"Choose Another Location" link in the right column and selecting the area where you live.
PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258 The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site
By: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services (COMPASS)
PA Health Insurance Eligibility QuickScreen
(Separate Website)
This is a screening tool that the PA Health Law Project has designed, based upon the State's eligibility rules, to help you to figure out if you may be eligible for free or low-cost health care coverage. It is not an official determination of eligibility nor an application for coverage.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
GovBenefits.gov
(Separate Website)
GovBenefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Health Care for CHILDREN
(Separate Website)
Information on several free and low cost health insurance or health coverage options for children in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Medical Assistance for Children with Disabilities [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Informational guide to applying for MA coverage for a child who is disabled.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Medical Assistance: Free Health Coverage Through The Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program
(Separate Website)
Information on the PA Medical Assistance Program
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
PA Health Law Project's Medical Assistance Manual [PDF]
(Separate Website)
A guide for determining your eligibility for free health coverage under the PA Medical Assistance (MA) Program
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
What if my Medical Providers Speak Only English?
(Separate Website)
Information about your right to be able to communicate with your health care provider
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
How to Obtain Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Services in Southwestern Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
A listing of in county-specific resources for treatment in Southwestern Pennsylvania
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
CHIP - Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Programs
(Separate Website)
CHIP Program website. CHIP is Pennsylvania's program to provide quality health insurance for children of working families who otherwise could not afford it.
By: Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Health Care Coverage
(Separate Website)
Information on child support services available to obtain health care coverage for children from a non-custodial parent.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Questions and Answers on Insure Kids Now!
(Separate Website)
Information on children's health insurance programs offered by states.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Benefits For Children With Disabilities
(Separate Website)
This booklet is written primarily for the parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and adults disabled since childhood. It illustrates the kinds of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits a child with a disability might be eligible for and explains how SSA evaluates disability claims for children.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
HealthCare.gov
(Separate Website)
HealthCare.gov is a federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services providing information on health care options that are available.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Understanding the Affordable Care Act (Video)
This video discusses the Affordable Care Act. The law puts into place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will hold insurance companies more accountable and will lower health care costs.
By: HealthCare.gov
Temporary High Risk Pool Program
(Separate Website)
Information on a high risk pool program included in the historic new health reform law to help provide affordable health insurance coverage to people who are uninsured because of pre-existing conditions.
By: HealthCare.gov
The Affordable Care Act's New Patient's Bill of Rights
(Separate Website)
The new Patient's Bill of Rights under the Affordable Care Act - which will help children (and eventually all Americans) with pre-existing conditions gain coverage and keep it - protects all American's choice of doctors and end lifetime limits on the care consumers may receive. These new protections apply to nearly all health insurance plans
By: HealthCare.gov
Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act: Protecting Young Adults and Eliminating Burdens on Families and Businesses
(Separate Website)
Provides information on the Affordable Care Act provisions that allow young adults to stay on their parents? health care plan until age 26.
By: HealthCare.gov
Pennsylvania Health Care Facilities Search
(Separate Website)
Search aid to help you locate health facilities in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Benefit Publications from the Social Security Administration
(Separate Website)
Large collection of publications providing information on the various programs such as: disability benefits, appeal process, benefits for people with HIV, how workmans' compensation can affect your disability benefits, children with disabilities, info on receiving your payments, benefits for those who are blind or have low vision, details on ticket to work incentives, info on working while disabled, retirement benefits, government pension offset, medicare, windfall provision, survivors benefits, SSI, SSI for non-citizens, food stamps and other nutrition progams, protecting your on social security numbers, and more. Many publications available in Spanish.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Facts About Federal Funding for States to Provide Health Coverage to Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women
(Separate Website)
Information on Children?s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), providng a new opportunity to provide affordable health coverage to many immigrant children and pregnant women through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
By: National Immigration Law Center
Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site
By: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services (COMPASS)
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - Should I Apply?
(Separate Website)
Use this online resource to find out if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by answering a few simple questions and providing basic income information.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
I-CAN! EIC Available to Help You Do Your Taxes for FREE and Get Your Earned Income Tax Credit
(Separate Website)
I-CAN! EIC is an online resource that will help you do your federal and Pennsylvania income taxes for FREE in English or Spanish, and obtain a federal earned income tax credit cash refund.
By: Legal Aid Society of Orange County (California)
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Benefits Check Up for Seniors (55+)
(Separate Website)
BenefitsCheckUp is a comprehensive online service to screen for federal, state and some local private and public benefits for older adults (ages 55 and over). BenefitsCheckUp also provides a detailed description of the programs, including the local addresses and phone numbers where to apply.
By: National Council on the Aging
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Cash Assistance - What You Need to Know
Informational brochure regarding cash assistance and important information you should be aware of such as time limits, work requirements, special rules, and income and resource rules.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
General Assistance
(Separate Website)
Information on the General Assistance program.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
General Assistance Benefits in PA (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
6/2/2008 - Information on General Assistance benefits in Pennsylvania, who qualifies, generally combined with other benefit programs. Audio recording with written transcript.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Read this in:
Russian / Pусский
,
Spanish / Español
Tips on Applying for Welfare Benefits
(Separate Website)
Helpful tips about filing an application for benefits from the Department of Public Welfare.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Benefits Available from the Welfare Office for Low Income Persons
(Separate Website)
A Summary of Benefits avaialble through your County Assistance Office.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Overview of welfare and public benefits programs
(Separate Website)
Information on welfare and public benefit programs that are available to you.
By: Community Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Public Benefits in PA (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. (8/9/07) - Information on Pennsylvania Public Benefits, including General Assistance, Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) and Food stamps. (20:34)
Host - Jennifer Fisher, NWLS Attorney Guests - John Whitelaw, Attorney with Community Legal Services, & Jeannine Lawton-Knepper, NWLS Paralegal and Public Benefits Specialist.
Click on title above to listen to the program.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Agreement of Mutual Responsibility
Informational brochure on Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (AMR), how you can make your AMR work for you, defining goals, as well as what to do if your caseworker does not agree with your AMR.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Has DPW Cut Your Welfare Check for Not Following its Work Requirements? - Don't give up!
(Separate Website)
Information on welfare terminations
By: Community Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Subsidized Child Care Program - Improved Changes
Fact sheet outling the new and improved changes to DPW's Subsidized Child Care Program
By: Northwestern Legal Services
How to Get Child Care and Other Supportive Services When Your Family Gets Food Stamps, But Not Cash
Informaton on obtaining supportive services from the County Assistance Office if your household only receives Food Stamp Bensifts
By: Community Justice Project
Other Formats:
PDF File
Are you in Outpatient Treatment? Do You Need Child Care?
(Separate Website)
Information on child care eligibility for people in outpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs.
By: Community Legal Services
Special Allowances
(Separate Website)
List of special allowances available from the County Assistance Office to help you get a job or participate in education, training or work.
By: Community Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Emergency Shelter Allowance
(Separate Website)
Information on the Emergency Shelter Allowance available from the Department of Public Welfare.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
PALawHELP.org is provided as a public service by the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Legal Services Corporation.
Home
Referral Search
(Separate Website)
Choose Another Location
Arabic / العربية
