Hampton v. Quintero

Plaintiff appealed from a circuit court judgment affirming the final administrative decision of the Department of Human Services in which the department determined that it was not obligated to consider whether plaintiff was eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) when plaintiff completed the redetermination process for eligibility of her current assistance. On appeal, plaintiff argued that the department should have treated the redetermination form as an application for public assistance and considered her eligibility for TANF. The appellate court reversed the judgment of the circuit court and the department’s final decision and remanded to the department for further proceedings, explaining that by completing and submitting the redetermination form and following the department’s procedures, plaintiff was requesting assistance, and that the department was required to determine whether plaintiff was eligible for TANF. (HOFFMAN and LYLE, concurring)