Legal Opinion
Howard v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 21, 1987No. Appeal, No. 2973 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Barry,
This is an appeal from an adjudication of the Department of Public Welfare (Department) which affirmed the decision of the Philadelphia County Assistance Office (CAO) which changed the petitioners Gen*594eral Assistance (GA) category from chronically needy to transitionally needy.
The petitioner, Mr. Howard, lives with his son (born 12/2/64) who is mentally retarded and who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In his capacity as his sons caretaker, Mr. Howard was authorized to receive GA benefits for the chronically needy in January of 1979. 1 His status was…
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