Essex County Welfare Board v. Philpott

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Hall, J.

The question in this case is whether a state welfare agency, which had advanced monthly disability assistance to a person under N. J. 8. A. 44:7-38 to -42, may recoup, out of a subsequent, retroactive, lump sum federal social security disability insurance benefits payment to him, an amount representing the duplication of benefits thereby received.

The federal payment in the sum of $1864.20 to defendant Wilkes, the recipient of both sets of benefits, was de posited and constitutes the balance in a bank account under the name of defendant Philpott…