With legal aid , Navy vet finally gets disability benefits
A traumatic brain injury left Michael, a Navy veteran and former teacher, unable to work. Yet, his application for disability benefits was denied by the state Department of Health and Human Services due to missing paperwork that he could not get from his medical...Stephen was facing an $11,000 paperwork mistake
Unemployment kept Stephen afloat when COVID-19 forced him to close his restaurant. Then, he feared it would bankrupt him when the state told him he had to repay $11,000 because of a paperwork mistake. “It was just — [my] jaw dropped,” Stephen told Todd...“NHLA kept us from being homeless.”
The eviction notice came at the worst time for Lela and Mustafa and their 11-month-old daughter. Lela’s mother had died just a few months earlier from COVID-19, and they were both out of work. They didn’t have the money to pay rent or hire a lawyer. Desperate, they...LARC and NHLA work for tenants’ rights leads to NH Supreme Court victory
The state Supreme Court ruled on August 11 that landlords are required to provide tenants correct eviction notices, notices that inform them of their right to stay in their home while they dispute an eviction in court. This victory for tenants’ rights began with an...COVID-19 increases need for unemployment and welfare legal aid
When the pandemic hit in March, state and federal moratoria on evictions kept vulnerable tenants in their home. Still, as many in New Hampshire fell into crisis, NH Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice & Referral Center saw a significant increase in calls...Make a Difference
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