Woody v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant May Helen Woody appeals from an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming the decision of the Allegheny County Board of Assistance (CBA) which denied claimant’s request for a one-time grant1 to cover the purchase of white uniforms and shoes required for her new food service job.

*631DPW denied the request because it was not made until after the claimant had started her employment.

The DPW decision is contrary to our holding in Rodgers v. Department of Public Welfare, 45 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 574, 576, 405 A.2d 1068, 1069 (1979), that such one-time…