Chase v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Cecilia Chase (claimant) appeals a denial by the Department of Public Welfare (department) of a onetime grant to cover the costs of supplies and clothing required by her daughter to participate in an approved cosmetology course.

*310The hearing examiner, reversing the county board’s decision, authorized the one-time grant and determined that the course and the course-required items (uniforms, shoes, textbooks and an implement kit) would decrease the daughter’s need for public assistance within the framework and purpose of DPW-Pa. Manual §175.23(c) (2).

The executive director…