Bittner v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
4 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Dandridge v. Williams · Shea v. Vialpando · Travis v. Department of Public Welfare · Travis v. Department of Public Welfare · Bowen v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“(2) Nonrecurring one-time grant. A nonrecurring one-time grant may be authorized for an allowance to meet the actual minimum cost, subject to the specified maximum allowances, for an.y of the following items provided an individual shows that these items are needed in order to apply for or to accept employment or training which will result in decreasing or preventing his need for assistance. The individual must provide proof that he has an offer of a job, referral to a job or training program, or that he has been scheduled for admission to an examination, such ’ as a Civil Service test or a high school equivalency test. The eligible items are as follows: (B) Uniforms or special clothes such as white hose, shoes, slip, trousers, jacket or .shirt, hair net, workshoes, trousers or shirt. ...”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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