Recovery for Clients - Public Benefit Cases
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As a legal aid provider for low-income individuals and families throughout 10 counties in northwestern Pennsylvania, NWLS is committed to helping clients get all of the public benefits they are entitled to receive 
under the law. These “income maintenance” programs include
Supplemental Security Income, unemployment compensation, and
welfare benefits such as AFDC.
We also help clients avoid the repayment of funds which they government claims were incorrectly administered, but which our clients were entitled to receive. Together, these lump sum “income maintenance” payments to NWLS clients in 2005 totaled more than $1,111,400. In 2005 we also were able to help clients realize over $102,000 in monthly payments for benefits such as unemployment compensation and food stamps. When multiplied over 12 months, the monthly awards total nearly $1,225,000. When lump sum payments and monthly awards are added together, we were able to help low-income clients in 2005 receive approximately $2,300,000 in benefits. |
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