Kraft v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

In this appeal, the plaintiff challenges the methodology used by the Department of Public Welfare (de partment) in calculating the amount of reimbursement due the department for “interim assistance” provided while the plaintiff’s application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) was pending before the Social Security Administration. 42 U.S.C. § 1383(g) (1982). The plaintiff resided at the Park Rest Home in Florence since at least December, 1981. At that time, she applied for benefits under the SSI program, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. (1982). The plaintiff applied to the department for general…