Weiss v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

This petition for review concerns an adjudication and order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) dated August 18, 1976, finding Ms. Lorene C. Weiss (Petitioner) liable for overpayments made to her by the DPW, and ordering her to make restitution thereof.

*346Petitioner and her four children were receiving public assistance in August of 1975. The category of this assistance grant was Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). In August of 1975, at the request of her caseworker, Petitioner applied for Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits…