Commonwealth v. Perillo

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

This is an appeal from an adjudication of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which upheld the suspension of assistance benefits to Fannie Perillo (appellant) and her dependent children by the Luzerne County Board of Assistance (Board). We are constrained to affirm.

Appellant had been receiving assistance since at least 19721 under the Aid to Dependent Children program. In early 1975, appellant’s husband, with whom she lived and still lives, inherited his father’s residence. Appellant, her husband, and their children had been living with Mr. Perillo’s…