Williams v. Toia

In this article 78 proceeding the petitioner challenges the decision after a fair hearing held February 2, 1976. The State Commissioner of Social Services affirmed the local agency’s decision both as to the method used to compute and prorate petitioner’s monthly shelter allowance and as to the grant, given the agency as an advanced allowance rather than as emergency assistance, of moneys to pay utility arrears, to prevent their shutoff.

The petitioner is the mother of four minor children, who were receiving a grant of public assistance from the County of Monroe under the Federally subsidized…