Williams v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

This is an appeal from a decision of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) reversing an examiner’s adjudication, which continued the eligibility of Thelma Williams (petitioner) for assistance after a hearing on allegations that she had become ineligible under 55 Pa. Code §183.1.1 We must reverse the DPW action.2

The basis for DPW’s reversal of the board’s decision was the view that petitioner had violated 55 Pa. Code §§201.1, 201.4(a)(1) by failing to cooperate with DPW upon its receipt of inconsistent information.3 Although such a violation, if true, may itself…