Holloway v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Patricia Holloway (claimant) appeals here from an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) reversing the decision of a hearing examiner which had granted her a training allowance pursuant to the DPW regulations at Sections 175.23(c) (3) (i) (A) and (©) (3) (ii) (A) (II) of the Public Assistance Eligibility Manual (PAEM), 55 Pa. Code §§175.23(c) (3) (i) (A) and (c) (3) (ii) (A) (II).

The claimant had worked as a full-time secretary until 1974 when she injured the little finger of her right hand and consequently lost all feeling and control in the finger, becoming…