Cambric v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion bt

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Appellant Elaine Cambric appeals from a determination of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying her a child care allowance in the amount of forty (40) dollars per week.

Appellant, a college student enrolled in evening classes at the University of Pittsburgh, applied for a child care allowance in the amount of forty (40) dollars per week pursuant to Section 175.23(c) (3) (ii) of the Public Assistance Eligibility Manual,1 to cover the cost of fifteen hours of babysitting services while she was attending school. The Allegheny County Assistance Office (CAO)…