Dickson v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Thelma Dickson (Petitioner)- petitions for review of an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which .affirmed the .decision of the County Assistance Office (CAO) denying Petitioner food stamps for the period between March- 28, 1984 and May 1, 1984. We reverse. .. Petitioner submitted an application for benefits on February 16, 1984, at which time the CAO held a prescreen interview. Follow-up interviews. were held on March 6, 1984 and March 20, 1984. The GAO denied Petitioner’s application because of her inability to verify her identification, her most recent…