The state is “chronically understaffed” in terms of caseworkers who process benefits like food stamps and Medicaid at local county assistance offices, according to a report issued last week by […]
News Item Types Archives: Barriers
Right for the job: The welfare secretary wants a responsive agency
Beverly Mackereth’s background as a caseworker, supervisor, administrator and state lawmaker means she understands, from the ground up, the complicated Pennsylvania Welfare Department that she now leads.
Pennsylvania welfare department urged to improve its methods
Despite notifying the state several times that she was now working a second job — which could impact her food stamp benefit eligibility — Tammy Toth said she never heard […]
Allegheny County Residents to DPW Head: Fix the Department!
Lost paperwork, benefit delays, being hung up on or treated rudely – those are just some of the problems faced by some residents of Allegheny County as they try to […]
