Collins v. Barry

BATTISTI, Chief Judge.

On January 22, 1971, an order was entered which prohibited the state and county public welfare departments from defining in a certain way the “family unit rule,” which defendants employed to determine eligibility and payment levels for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) program. Under that former state rule, Social Security Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (“OASDI”) or Title II income of child beneficiaries was treated as income available to the family generally. As a result of this rule, AFDC benefits were denied or paid at reduced levels…