To NLS Clients, Staff, Board, Partners and Friends- Neighborhood Legal Services extends our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victims of the tragedy at TOPS on Jefferson Avenue. When this supermarket opened almost 20 years ago, it was a long overdue acknowledgement that ALL communities have a right to basic services. The
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You May Be Eligible For The 2021 Earned Income Tax Credit
The 2021 tax season is here, and the IRS started accepting income tax returns on January 24, 2022. You may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). There are some changes this year including increases in maximum income eligibility and increases in the credit which is a refundable credit that may lead to
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Continue readingNY State Eviction Moratorium has ended… some evictions may still be prevented or delayed
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT EVICTIONS WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT EVICTIONS The NYS Eviction Moratorium has ended. Some evictions may still be prevented or delayed. Your landlord may now be able to evict you. Courts are open. If you get court papers or a letter from the court, DO NOT IGNORE THEM. If Continue reading
Medicaid Coverage of Medical Equipment and Supplies
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Do I Have to Move?
My landlord told me I have to move out this week and that he will call the police if I am not out. Do I have to move? Only a civil officer (usually a sheriff or a marshal) can put a tenant out. Your landlord can tell you that you have to move, but Continue reading
Modernizing SNAP Benefits Will Help Millions of Families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an update to the Thrifty Food Plan, which is used to set benefit levels for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This science-driven and long-overdue reevaluation will be welcome news for families across the country, many of whom will be better able to afford a healthy diet with greater
Continue readingNY Utilities Can Begin Service Terminations
On Thursday, June 24, 2021, the moratorium on all electric, gas, water, telephone, broadband, and cable shut-offs ended. This allows utility companies to begin terminating service to customers behind on their bills as soon as Monday, June 28. This is a crisis because there are more than one million utility consumers in New York that
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New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program will provide significant economic relief to help low and moderate-income households at risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability by providing rental arrears, temporary rental assistance and utility arrears assistance. For information, click here.
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