Walker v. Juras

This is an appeal from a fair hearing decision *296of the Public Welfare Division in which it was held that petitioner’s income tax refunds should be used to reduce his need for public assistance. Petitioner, unemployed, was receiving Aid to Dependent Children on behalf of his daughter.

Petitioner received income tax refunds and objected to the sums received being considered regular income for the purpose of determining the amount of his grant. Respondent-Division characterizes the refunds as income which should reduce the amount of welfare received. Petitioner, on the other hand, maintains that…