Legal Opinion
Yanushko v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 11, 1988No. Appeal No. 3394 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
Michael J. Yanushko (Petitioner) petitions for review of an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW). denying him continued eligibility for cash assistance and categorically needy medical assistance because he had enrolled as a full-time college student.
Section 403(d) of the Act of June 12, 1967 (Act), P. L. 31, as amended, 62 P.S. §403(d), prohibits the receipt of general assistance by full-time college or university students unless they have participated in a federally subsidized program for dependent children within the previous five years. This prohibition…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Walker v. O'BANNONDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Colon v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988