Walker v. Lavine

Kupferman, J. P.

In this article 78 proceeding transferred to this court pursuant to CPLR 7804 (subd [g]), we are called upon to review a determination by the Commissioner of Social Services, after a fair hearing, directing recoupment of an allowance paid for the purpose of restoring the petitioner’s electricity.

The petitioner, with her two minor children, is the recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Her monthly rent is the equivalent of her semimonthly public assistance aid. In April, 1974, she received a utility bill from Consolidated Edison for $168.48 covering the…