Stanton v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Melaney Stanton (petitioner) appeals here from an order of the Department of Public Welfare denying a requested increase in her cash grant under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC).

The petitioner, an unmarried 19-year-old female, has been receiving a cash grant as the specified relative for her minor child. When she applied for cash assistance for herself, however, the Wayne County Board of Assistance (OBA) rejected her application, reasoning that her own maintenance was available to her from her parents with whom she lives. She appealed and a fair…