Legal Opinion

Donna Black v. DC Dept. of Human Servs.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 19, 2018No. 17-AA-5PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kravitz, Associate Judge:

Donna Black seeks review of a decision of an administrative law judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings denying her request for retroactive benefits under the Program on Work, Empowerment, and Responsibility. The program, known as POWER, provides cash assistance to residents of the District of Columbia who have minor children and meet the financial eligibility standards of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) but are unable to comply with TANF's work requirements because of a physical or mental incapacity or a need to care for an…

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