Legal Opinion
Largo v. Sunn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1987No. 87-1748PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether 42 U.S.C. § 602(a)(18) (Supp.III 1985) prohibits a state from determining eligibility for aid to families with dependent children on the basis of a standard of need that may vary among families of the same composition.
I
Under Hawaii’s Department of Social Services and Housing (DSSH) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) plan, qualifying recipients are eligible for AFDC benefits if their gross income does not exceed 185 percent of the state-established “standard of need.” Standard of need is determined by combining the “basic needs…
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