Foster v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

DisseNtiNg Opinion by

Judge Blatt :

I must respectfully dissent.

While I agree that the prevention of fraud and the reduction of administrative inefficiency will lead to cost savings and are admirable goals of the Department, I do not believe that financial expediency alone justifies the exclusion of this petitioner from receiving General Assistance benefits. See Foster 1,1 Furthermore, by totally disallowing any consideration whatsoever of this individual’s work related expenses, the stated purpose of the Public Welfare Code,2 is actually frustrated.

Section 401 of the Public Welfare Code…