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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.