Edwards v. Healy

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs in this case are a class of applicants or recipients for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) who live in households comprised of two or more non-sibling dependent children and a single caretaker relative, or a relative married couple. *155They challenge regulations of the California Department of Social Services, MPP § 44-205.31 and its successor, § 82-824.1. Those regulations combine into one “assistant unit” or “family budget unit” AFDC recipients in the position of plaintiffs. Plaintiffs contend that the challenged regulations violate federal…