Rodgers v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

This is an appeal of right from that part of a fair-hearing decision of the Department of Public Wei-*575fare (DPW) affirming the decision of the Westmoreland County Board of Assistance denying the request of Carolyn A. Bodgers (petitioner) for a one-time grant of $66 (clothing and a registration fee for attendance at the Pittsburgh Beauty Academy) because the request was made 8 days after petitioner began training to become a beautician.

The DPW decision was based on the rationale that, since petitioner had commenced her training during the week previous to her request for…