Adverse Public Relations Potential No Longer A Hardship -- They Say

    From a recent update to Social Security's POMS (Program Operations Manual Series) manual:

To promote homogeneity between the Dire Need POMS and the Dire Need HALLEX instructions, we have revised the language in the Dire Need POMS. ...

We revised and clarified the definition of dire need. We also deleted language which suggested claimants with adverse public relations potential as hardship situations qualifying as dire need condition.

    I'd be amazed if they don't still scurry to resolve cases which get press attention.