Dhillon v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish,

The petitioner was notified by the Berks County Assistance Office that he and his family would be ineligible for cash and medical assistance benefits for a period of thirty days because he had failed, without *433good cause, to appear for several Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) assignments in the previous month. After a fair hearing was held, the welfare hearing officer issued an adjudication approving the discontinuance of benefits and dismissing the petitioner’s appeal. The Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirmed…