63 Pa. Commw. 350 | Pa. Commw. Ct. | 1981
Opinion by
Elizabeth West appeals an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which affirmed the Philadelphia County Assistance Office’s (CAO) re-computation of food stamp benefits. We affirm.
West contends that the $172.50 allowed as a deduction by CAO for transportation and child care expenses in computing her AFDO payment, 55 Pa. Code §183.44(f) (1) (i) and (iv), should be considered, in practical effect a reimbursement for purposes of food stamp eligibility computation. If the $172.50 in deductions is considered to be a reimbursement, it would be excludible income for the purposes of calculating food stamp eligibility, 55 Pa. Code §523.3(c) (7) (i), (iii), and West would be eligible for food stamps.
West’s contention is without merit. The food stamp provisions are clear: for purposes of calculating eligibility, AFDC payments are to be considered includible, unearned income, 55 Pa. Code §523.3 (b) (2) (i).
Affirmed.
Order
And Now, December 23, 1981, the order of the Department of Public Welfare, Number 748511-0, dated April 2,1980, is affirmed.
The DPW calculated West’s food stamp eligibility as follows: $499.90 Gross monthly earned income —99.98 20% of earned income
$399.92
+272.30 Public Assistance Grant
$672.22
—75.00 Standard household deduction
$597.22
—90.00 Maximum allowance for child care and shelter - deductions
$507.22
West urges the following calculation:
$499.90
—99.98
$399.92
+99.80 West would exclude here the $172.50 in deduc-
- tions allowed in calculating her AFDC pay-
$499.72 meat, thus arriving at this lower Public As-—75.00 sistance Grant figure.
$424.72