Kelly v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

This cause is before us on appeal from an order of the Office of Public Assistance Appeal Hearings, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), upholding an earlier HRS decision to terminate appellant’s Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits.

Appellant Carol Kelly, a college student, was a recipient of AFDC benefits. On December 4, 1991, HRS mailed appellant a request that she provide verification of her interest income by December 11, 1991. This request sought, in pertinent part, “verification of your checking and/or saving account with interest shown on each…