Number of Individuals Enrolled in DHS Benefits Programs
* Total count of recipients enrolled in any type of welfare assistance program at any time during August 2019. A recipient is only counted once regardless of whether they are enrolled in one or multiple programs during the month.
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 show the total number of applications received for all types of benefits offered by the department.
Total Applications Received
June 2019
| Jul 2019
| Aug 2019
| Sept 2019
| Oct 2019 | Nov 2019
|
264,955
| 296,286
| 298,107
| 270,685
| 296,971
| 297,013
|
Dec 2019
| Jan 2020
| Feb 2020
| Mar 2020
| Apr 2020
| May 2020 |
294,322
| 312,264
| 255,678
| 306,101
| 343,556
| 275,025
|
Total Applications Processed
June 2019
| Jul 2019
| Aug 2019
| Sept 2019
| Oct 2019
| Nov 2019
|
212,053
| 244,172
| 238,354
|
| 238,354
| 229,712
|
Dec 2019
| Jan 2020
| Feb 2020
| Mar 2020
| Apr 2020 | May 2020
|
249,761
| 264,722
| 222,801
| 241,089
| 322,151
| 209,786
|
Total Applications Approved
June 2019
| Jul 2019
| Aug 2019
| Sept 2019
| Oct 2019
| Nov 2019
|
128,035
| 145,089
| 143,345
|
|
| 133,396
|
Dec 2019
| Jan 2020
| Feb 2020
| Mar 2020
| Apr 2020 | May 2020
|
134,740
| 150,233
| 131,369
| 145,689
| 218,192
| 123,980
|
Total Applications Rejected
June 2019
| Jul 2019
| Aug 2019
| Sept 2019
| Oct 2019
| Nov 2019
|
84,018
| 99,083
| 95,009
|
|
| 96,316
|
Dec 2019
| Jan 2020 | Feb 2020
| Mar 2020
| Apr 2020 | May 2020
|
115,021
| 114,489
| 91,432
| 95,400
| 103,959
| 85,806
|
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.