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​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. 

Monthly Applications: Received + Processed

The table below shows the total number of applications received for all types of benefits offered by the department with the exception of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP).

​Month
​Total Received
​Total Processed
​Total Approved
​Total Rejected
​May 2023
​294,819
​251,013
​132,465
​118,548
​April 2023
​239,247
​172,709
​85,910
​86,799
​March 2023
​256,872
​222,012
​119,239
​102,773
Feb 2023
​225,798​209,927​112,907​97,020
​Jan 2023
​284,140
241,164​
​128,643
112,521​
Dec 2023​
250,055​​236,633
​119,862
116,771​
​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
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.