Ehrhart v. Department of Public Welfare

SMITH, Judge.

Richard and Elizabeth Ehrhart petition for review of the June 12, 1992 order of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) which affirmed a decision of the hearing officer that the Ehrharts were not qualified to participate in the food stamp program pursuant to the Food Stamp Act (Act), 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2030 (1988 & Supp.1993), and relevant regulations promulgated thereunder.1 The issue presented on appeal is whether the Ehrharts’ qualified individual retirement account (IRA) is deemed an excluded resource for purposes of determining their eligibility for the food stamp program.

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