Legal Services Administration

The charts below set forth the annual, monthly and weekly 2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines (based on HHS thresholds).  In addition, the annual, monthly and weekly 115% of poverty, 125% of poverty,  187.5%, 200% of poverty and 300% of poverty amounts are listed. Finally, you can…

This December 15, 2021 presentation offers legal aid and other legal help and legal information providers ideas they can use to connect with vulnerable people in need of civil legal help in Massachusetts. Recording of the Presentation: View the presentation at this link. The presentation…

The Department of Education is announcing a set of actions that, over the coming months, will restore the promise of PSLF. We will offer a time-limited waiver so that student borrowers can count payments from all federal loan programs or repayment plans toward forgiveness. 

  Tenants who face housing insecurity do not always know about free legal aid or where to find it. Many have trouble accessing free legal aid once they know it is available.  This toolkit offers legal aid organizations ideas they can use to connect with tenants — both directly…

Links to materials with guidance and suggestions regarding working with clients remotely. Best practices for providing legal aid and working remotely -- Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Remote Legal Support Guide  -- ProBonoNet