WRIGHT v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 2969 C.D. 1978.

48 Pa.Commw. 413 (1980)

Jean Wright, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Shalfeck, with her, Ellen Josephson, for petitioner.

Linda Gunn, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Argued October 4, 1979, before Judges MENCER, BLATT and CRAIG, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, January 9, 1980:

Since 1966, petitioner has been receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for herself and her four children.

She has appealed from an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which affirmed a denial of her request for special cash allowances for carfare and child care (training-related expenses) to enable her to take a four-month training program in small business management, accounting and typing...

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