Summary
In June 2025 Public Assistance cases totaled 2,032,892 (3,107,797 persons) representing a 4.83% decrease from June 2024. Total cases decreased by 103,256 and persons by 243,161.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Total TANF Benefits: There were 26,921 TANF cases (73,881 persons) in June 2025, down 52 cases and down 234 persons from May 2025. The caseload is 0.52% higher than the June 2024 total.
- TANF-Basic: In June 2025, TANF-Basic (primarily single-parent) families decreased, from May 2025, by 5 cases (increased by 57 persons) for a total of 24,659 cases (63,332 persons) in June 2025.
- Two-Parent Cases: Two-parent cases decreased in June 2025 by 47 cases (289 persons) from May 2025 for a total of 2,262 cases (10,549 persons) in June 2025.
- Approvals: There were 1,620 assistance approvals this month, including 1,005 new grants (up 28 since May 2025) and 516 reinstatements (up 30 since May 2025). A reinstatement is defined as approval of any case that was active within the previous 24 months.
- TANF Cancelled due to earnings: In June 2025 there were 143 cases cancelled due to earnings from new employer or increased earnings from an existing employer.
- Total Grant amount: $15,635,849 was the total in June 2025. This is down $454,078 from the total in May 2025. June 2025 shows a 2.38% increase from June 2024.
Assistance to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD)
The total number of AABD Cash cases in June 2025 are up 377 cases or 2.15% from the number of cases a year earlier.
- AABD Case Details: AABD Cash cases decreased by 18 cases in June 2025 from May 2025 for a total of 17,834 cases in June 2025. This total includes 8,572 persons who qualified for Old Age Assistance; 183 persons who qualified for Blind Assistance; and 9,079 persons who qualified for Disability Assistance. The total grant amount decreased by 4.08% from May 2025 ($2,885,323) to June 2025 ($2,767,360).
Medical Assistance - No Grant (MANG)
June 2025 had a program total of 1,879,496 cases (2,872,745 persons). Of the total MANG cases, there were 29,802 cases (44,997 MANG persons) in All Kids, Disabled Workers, Breast and Cervical Cancer, Veteran Care, Medically Fragile Technology Dependent, and Department of Corrections programs. Overall, MANG cases in June 2025 show a 5.20% decrease (103,229 cases) since June 2024.
- MANG: MANG recipients represent 92.45% of total cases and 92.43% of total persons in June 2025. In June 2024, MANG recipients represented 92.81% of total cases.
- Family Health Plans: In June 2025, families decreased by 8,573 cases from totals in May 2025 for a total of 719,622 cases in June 2025. Persons decreased 24,147 in June 2025 to 1,664,673 persons.
- ACA Adult: ACA Adult saw a decrease of 2,626 cases from May 2025 for a total of 752,026 cases in June 2025. Persons decreased by 2,649 for a June 2025 total of 779,943 persons.
- AABD Clients: AABD customers who were categorically qualified for Medical Only, decreased 0.42% in June 2025 from May 2025 totals to 408,421 cases in June 2025.
- Foster Care: Foster Care Assistance totals were not available at the time of this report.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP Summary of Cases and Persons June 2025
| PROGRAM |
CASES |
PERSONS |
| TANF |
26,921 |
73,881 |
| AABD Cash |
17,834 |
17,834 |
| Family Health Plans |
719,049 |
1,664,673 |
| AABD MANG |
408,421 |
428,129 |
| ACA |
752,026 |
779,943 |
| SNAP with no other assistance |
108,641 |
143,337 |
| Foster Care |
N/A |
N/A |
| Refugees Cash & Medical |
962 |
962 |
| Total |
2,033,854 |
3,108,759 |
Emergency Food, Shelter and Support
Homeless families and individuals receive food, shelter, and support services through local not-for-profit organizations. A "continuum of care" includes emergency and transitional housing and assistance in gaining self-sufficiency and permanent housing.
- The Emergency and Transitional Housing Program served 4,946 households in shelters during the April-June 2025 Quarter. Of those, 936 were households with children.
- The Emergency Food Program served 320,677 households (duplicative) in April 2025 and 294,898 in May 2025. June 2025 numbers not available at time of this publishing.
- The Homeless Prevention Program helps families in existing homes and helps others secure affordable housing. During the April-June 2025 quarter, 2,043 households were served. Of those, 1,063 were families (Households with children under age 18).
- The Supportive Housing Program funds governments and agencies which serve families and transitional facility residents. In the April-June 2025 Quarter, 800,539 nights of Supportive Housing were provided.
- The New Americans Initiative funds the provision of English language, civics, and U.S. history instruction as well as application services. This program has served 2,255 clients in June 2025.
- Of the refugees served, 246 received employment services, and 154 of the client's entering employment were still employed 90 days later from April-June 2025.
- The Outreach and Interpretation project assures access to IDHS benefits. This program served 4,066 in June 2025.
Social Service Block Grants
Service funding is provided through the Federal Title XX Social Services Block Grant to manage and monitor contracts which help customers achieve economic self-support and prevent or remedy abuse and neglect.
- Crisis Nurseries served 1,585 families/customers during the January-March 2025 quarter. June 2025 numbers were not available at time of this publishing.
- The Estimated Donated Funds Initiative aided 2,763 customers with 39,961 rides provided for Senior's during the January-March 2025 quarter. June 2025 numbers were not available at time of this publishing.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)1
The purpose of WIC is to provide nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding promotion and support, nutritious supplemental foods, and referrals to services for eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children to age five. The program has been housed under the Department of Human Services since 1997. To be eligible, participants must be at 185% of the federal poverty level, be a resident of the State of Illinois, and have a nutrition risk.
Program Statistics - WIC
| Eligibility Category |
Clients in April 2025 |
Clients in May 2025 |
| Pregnant Women |
15,825 |
15,967 |
| Breastfeeding Women |
15,670 |
15,655 |
| Postpartum Women |
8,399 |
8,270 |
| Infants |
44,397 |
44,383 |
| Children |
90,491 |
90,810 |
| Total |
174,782 |
175,085 |
What's New in WIC
It has been 5 years now since the new WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) implementation was implemented in March 2020. WIC staff have been continuing to work with local WIC agencies to address training and system issues in the Clinic modules in I-WIC that have arisen to ensure a quality customer experience. Central office staff have also continued to review and resolve I-WIC system documentation and related issues with the Vendor, Administration, and Nutrition modules. The increase in the dollar value of the fruit and vegetable benefits provided to WIC participants has been extended and the dollar value was enhanced. Started in June 2021 as a temporary increase, it has now been extended through September 2023 and allows participants to receive significantly more fresh fruits and vegetables through their Cash Value Benefit (CVB) on their EBT card. Clients have welcomed the increase, and it has improved their intake of these nutritious foods.
Family Case Management1
The program target population is low-income families (below 200% of the federal poverty level) with a pregnant woman, an infant. The goals of the program are to help women have healthy babies and to reduce the rates of infant mortality and very low birth weight. To achieve these goals the program conducts outreach activities to inform expectant women and new mothers of available services and then assists them with obtaining prenatal and well-childcare. The program works with community agencies to address barriers to accessing medical services, such as childcare, transportation, housing, food, mental health needs and substance abuse services. Services are provided statewide through local Health Departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and community-based organizations. Home visits by program staff are provided in the first year of life.
Program Statistics - Family Case Management
Active Participant Counts for May 2025
Family Case
Management |
Total |
| Cook County |
14,223 |
| Downstate |
24,407 |
| Statewide |
38,630 |
Bureau of Program & Performance Management
1Current month's Women, Infants, and Children, and Family Case Management data is not released until the end of the following month resulting in a one-month lag for this report.
