Blondell v. Juras

Petitioner appeals from the part of a hearing officer’s order which holds that petitioner may not deduct from his total income used to determine food stamp eligibility such sums as he has repaid in the income period on a former student loan.

The facts are: Petitioner is a university student who is partially supported by a 1973 student loan. He has a wife and three children in his household. In 1970 his wife received a student loan in Kansas. Petitioner must currently make small monthly repayments on that loan. He has welfare eligibility and has applied for food stamps from the Oregon Public…