individual’s interest in or entitlement to “property” thus encompasses a broad range of benefits which may assume a host of forms. The general attributes of such interests have been summarized in the following manner: To have a property interest in a benefit, a person clearly must have more than an abstract need or desire for it. He must have more than a unilateral expectation of it. He must, instead, have a legitimate claim of entitlement to it. Id. Hence, the Supreme Court has held that welfare recipients have a constitutionally secured interest in continued receipt of welfare benefits — an interest safeguarded by procedural due process. Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254, 90 S.Ct. 1011, 25 L.Ed.2d 287 (1970). Compare Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 96 S.Ct. 893, 47 L.Ed.2d 18 (1976) (<HOLDING>). In the area of public employment, the Court
holding that an evidentiary hearing is not required prior to the termination of social security disability benefits holding that a social security disability determination is a legal proceeding holding a social security number is not private holding that offset for social security retirement benefits does not include federal disability benefits and stating that there was no legislative intent to embody the entire subchapter of the social security act dealing with both disability benefits and old age benefits holding parent entitled to credit for any social security disability benefits paid to child as a result of parents disability