April 01, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to shell out $712 million in emergency food assistance to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania households, a deal that ends litigation over what a Pennsylvania federal judge said were "illogical" limits on food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 11, 2020
A Philadelphia federal judge on Friday lifted limits that allegedly kept 40% of Pennsylvania households receiving food assistance from getting additional help during the COVID-19 crisis, ruling that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's limits on benefits were "illogical" and contradicted federal law intended to provide additional emergency assistance.