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Local nonprofit says ARPA support brought an estimated $30,000 per month in new benefits and $152,000 in lump‑sum payments
5750721 · August 5, 2025
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Champaign County Healthcare Consumers reported that ARPA‑funded outreach has helped low‑income residents secure new monthly Social Security benefits and lump‑sum back payments, stabilizing some households' housing and transportation situations.
Claudia Lunhoff, executive director of Champaign County Healthcare Consumers, told the Urbana committee of the whole during public input that ARPA funding has helped the organization assist low‑income seniors, immigrants and people with disabilities to secure public benefits.
Lunhoff said the outreach work…
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