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Number of People Enrolled in Department Benefit Programs

* Total count of recipients enrolled in any type of welfare assistance program at any time during April 2013. A recipient is only counted once regardless of whether they are enrolled in one or multiple programs during the month.

The Department of Public Welfare oversees services that offer vital support to approximately 22.2 percent of Pennsylvania citizens. Below are links that break out some of the department's most utilized programs and show enrollment numbers for each program.

 

Child Care Enrollments General Assistance (GA) Cash Enrollments Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Enrollments Medical Assistance (MA) Enrollments

State Blind Pension Enrollments Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food Stamps Enrollments Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cash Enrollments Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Enrollments

Application for Benefits - Received and Processed

The chart and table below show the total number of applications received for all types of benefits offered by the department.

* Excludes the seasonal home heating benefit (LIHEAP)

	Apr-12	May-12	Jun-12	Jul-12	Aug-12	Sep-12	Oct-12	Nov-12	Dec-12	Jan-13	Feb-13	Mar-13
Total Applications	303,220	315,831	303,459	301,892	320,138	271,270	305,388	281,779	262,754	353,634	268,941	298,591

Applications Processed

	Apr-12	May-12	Jun-12	Jul-12	Aug-12	Sep-12	Oct-12	Nov-12	Dec-12	Jan-13	Feb-13	Mar-13
Applications Processed	197,495	214,111	194,192	200,176	228,106	192,000	218,533	210,455	200,036	223,251	198,130	212,913
Applications Approved	101,636	110,151	101,228	100,167	109,042	90,050	103,826	96,163	94,863	107,774	93,896	105,190
Applications Rejected	95,859	103,960	92,964	100,009	119,064	101,950	114,707	114,292	105,173	115,477	104,234	107,723

Most Common Reasons Why an Application for Benefits is Rejected

Failure to furnish required information Failure to keep appointment GA Categorical Eligibility requirements not met Application submitted more than once Application entered in error Household income exceeds eligibility limits Client does not meet the definition of medically needy to be eligible for Medicaid Client voluntarily withdraws their application

Full Time employment Client's gross income, before any allowable deduction, exceeds eligibility limits Client's net income, with all allowable deductions, exceeds eligibility limits The amount of Unemployment Compensation client is receiving makes them ineligible Other Part Time employment Client is already receiving Social Security Administration disability benefit

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The Department of Public Welfare (“DPW”) 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 DPW, and only purports to demonstrate the status of the data at a certain point in time. DPW 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.