Kate Giammarise

Pennsylvanians who have been waiting for food assistance benefits delayed by the federal government shutdown should get them soon.

State human services officials say the federal government is “directing states to use the most complex and labor-intensive approach possible” to deliver SNAP benefits.

Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, low-income Pennsylvanians will likely not get food or utility assistance they would normally receive in early November.

Allegheny County officials are celebrating having housed more than 500 individuals as part of its "500 in 500" initiative.

A handful of tenants from a group of subsidized Hill District properties marched on a property management office on Thursday, demanding fixes and a meeting with managers.

Aiming to assist residents in McKees Rocks and Stowe Township with job training and employment opportunities, residents and officials celebrated the opening of a new Opportunity Center Tuesday.

Pittsburgh-based utility assistance program Dollar Energy Fund opens for the 2025-26 winter season on Wednesday.

Manufactured housing residents typically own their homes, but not the land underneath. Instead, they must pay a monthly lot rent to the mobile home park operator.

Emails obtained by WESA show an ongoing effort to replace Pittsburgh Housing Authority director Caster Binion when his contract expires next spring.

The rule changes went into effect September 1 because of the Trump administration’s budget bill — or “One Big Beautiful Bill” — that was signed into law over the summer.