Lambert v. Department of Public Welfare

DOYLE, Judge.

Jean Lambert appeals the order of the Department of Public Welfare’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) dated October 14, 1992, affirming a hearing officer’s determination denying Lambert’s application for cash assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program (AFDC) pursuant to the Public Welfare Code (Code).1

On April 29, 1992, Lambert applied to the Northampton County Assistance Office (NCAO) for cash assistance through AFDC for herself and her minor daughter. AFDC, essentially a federal program administered through the Department of Public Welfare (DPW),…