Flores v. Blum

OPINION OF THE COURT

Margaret Taylor, J.

THE FACTS

Since May, 1978 petitioner Jose Flores has received Home Relief (H.R.) payments to supplement the wages he receives from his job as a dishwasher at Puglia’s Restaurant. This State-funded program provides cash assistance to families in which parental support is present, but inadequate to meet the family’s basic need level. The level of public assistance under H.R. is determined by reducing the household’s basic need level dollar for dollafc by the recipient’s salary. (18 NYCRR 352.21 [b].) The Department of *955Social Services (the Agency) has always…