Baker v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Karla Baker (appellant) appeals here from a Department of Public Welfare (DPW) order discontinuing her public welfare assistance benefits because of her failure to provide requested information so that her continued eligibility might be redetermined.

The appellant’s benefits were originally terminated following a fair hearing by the DPW because she had failed to prove the non-receipt of unreported income from employment as a model. The relevant DPW regulation provides, it was held, that she had to substantiate her eligibility for financial assistance and that if the…