HELP AND INFORMATION DURING THE PANDEMIC

To help you navigate this difficult time, Legal Aid created an FAQ series which explains your legal rights and responsibilities on a variety of important topics such as paying your rent or mortgage, paying taxes, paying loans, protecting your credit, and going to court. The FAQs also contain current information on key deadlines and next steps for you to take regarding your legal issue. Just click on the links to read or to download and print.

Advance Child Tax Credit

• Understanding the Advance Child Tax Credit 

Benefits Information

• Ohio Works First (OWF) Cash Assistance
• Prevention, Retention, and Contingency Funds (PRC)
• Benefits from the Social Security Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Medicaid During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Pandemic EBT
• Social Security Administration Over Payment COVID Waiver
• Snap Information During COVID-19

Housing and Consumer Law Information

• Temporary Halt on Some Evictions
• Pandemic Housing and Utility Assistance Funds for Hamilton County Residents
• Coronavirus Relief Funds for Housing & Utility Assistance
• Emergency Rental Assistance Funds for Tenants in Cincinnati and Hamilton County
• Emergency Rental Assistance Funds for Tenants in Southwest Ohio
• SW Ohio Homeowner Resources and Protections in Response to COVID-19
• Student Loans During COVID-19
• Consumer Protections in Response to COVID-19
• How 2021 Tax Law Changes Could Affect You

Stimulus Check Information

• How to Register to Get Your Stimulus Payment
• Stimulus Check Garnishment Information
• Economic Impact Payments for Social Security & SSI Recipients – Steps to Take and Schedule of Payments

Court Changes and Contact Information

• Contact Information for the Clerk of Courts in Your County

Education Law Information

• Helping Students Succeed
• Helping Students Succeed – Information for Community Partners

If you have questions or need immediate assistance, please call the Legal Aid line at (513) 241-9400.