Number of Individuals Enrolled in DHS Benefits Programs
The Department of Human Services oversees services that offer vital support to approximately 24.7 percent of Pennsylvania citizens. In the column on the right, you will find links that break out some of the department's most utilized programs and show enrollment numbers for each program.
Application for Benefits:
Received and Processed
The table below shows the total number of applications received for all types of benefits offered by the department.
Month
| Total Received
| Total Processed
| Total Approved
| Total Rejected
|
Nov 2022
| 285,530
| 232,733
| 122,083 | 110,650 |
Oct 2022
| 268,446
| 230,938
| 124,541 | 106,397
|
Sept 2022
| 256,169
| 221,612
| 119,958 | 101,654 |
Aug 2022
| 275,970 | 233,486 | 124,181
| 109,305 |
July 2022
| 238,558 | 208,591 | 110,986 | 97,605
|
June 2022
| 251,497
| 213,190
| 114,371
| 98,819 |
May 2022
| 234,761 | 196,334
| 102,469
| 93,865 |
April 2022
| 224,721 | 196,334
| 105,431 | 90,903
|
March 2022
| 248,102 | 223,079 | 120,172 | 102,907
|
Feb 2022
| 225,124
| 209,439 | 112,138 | 97,301
|
Jan 2022
| 268,231 | 228,957
| 120,586
| 108,371
|
Dec 2021
| 237,599
| 230,874
| 119,427
| 111,447
|
Nov 2021
| 276,389
| 224,801
| 123,887
| 100,914
|
The Department of Human Services does not warrant or guarantee the data provided for any purpose except its own use. Further, the data provided is only from sources available to DHS and only purports to demonstrate the status of the data at a certain point in time. DHS is not liable or responsible for outside use of this data, or for any indirect or consequential damages which may result from the use of this data.