Cowans v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The petitioner challenges a decision of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which denied her a special allowance for transportation costs while she attended the Community College of Allegheny County.

In the 1979-80 school year, the petitioner received a general assistance grant including a transportation allowance from the DPW while she was a part-time student seeking an Associate Degree in Programming. In December of 1980, the DPW proposed to discontinue the petitioner’s transportation allowance while she was seeking the same degree and she appealed that decision to a…