Summary
In July 2025 Public Assistance cases totaled 2,013,294 (3,069,226 persons) representing a 4.57% decrease from July 2024. Total cases decreased by 96,620 and persons by 235,333.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Total TANF Benefits: There were 27,061 TANF cases (74,137 persons) in July 2025, up 140 cases and up 256 persons from July 2025. The caseload is 0.60% higher than the July 2024 total.
- TANF-Basic: In July 2025, TANF-Basic (primarily single-parent) families increased, from June 2025, by 182 cases (increased by 449 persons) for a total of 24,841 cases (63,781 persons) in July 2025.
- Two-Parent Cases: Two-parent cases decreased in July 2025 by 42 cases (193 persons) from June 2025 for a total of 2,220 cases (10,356 persons) in July 2025.
- Approvals: There were 2,079 assistance approvals this month, including 1,351 new grants (up 346 since June 2025) and 498 reinstatements (down 18 since June 2025). A reinstatement is defined as approval of any case that was active within the previous 24 months.
- TANF Cancelled due to earnings: In July 2025 there were 195 cases cancelled due to earnings from new employer or increased earnings from an existing employer.
- Total Grant amount: $16,255,591 was the total in July 2025. This is up $619,742 from the total in June 2025. July 2025 shows a 3.96% increase from July 2024.
Assistance to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD)
The total number of AABD Cash cases in July 2025 are up 377 cases or 2.66% from the number of cases a year earlier.
- AABD Case Details: AABD Cash cases increased by 130 cases in July 2025 from June 2025 for a total of 17,964 cases in July 2025. This total includes 8,656 persons who qualified for Old Age Assistance; 184 persons who qualified for Blind Assistance; and 9,124 persons who qualified for Disability Assistance. The total grant amount increased by 9.85% from June 2025 ($2,767,360) to July 2025 ($3,040,147).
Medical Assistance - No Grant (MANG)
July 2025 had a program total of 1,858,161 cases (2,832,302 persons). Of the total MANG cases, there were 29,242 cases (44,029 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 July 2025 show a 4.96% decrease (97,127 cases) since July 2024.
- MANG: MANG recipients represent 92.29% of total cases and 92.28% of total persons in July 2025. In July 2024, MANG recipients represented 92.67% of total cases.
- Family Health Plans: In July 2025, families decreased by 4,994 cases from totals in June 2025 for a total of 714,055 cases in July 2025. Persons decreased 21,787 in July 2025 to 1,642,886 persons.
- ACA Adult: ACA Adult saw a decrease of 17,387 cases from June 2025 for a total of 734,639 cases in July 2025. Persons decreased by 19,975 for a July 2025 total of 759,968 persons.
- AABD Clients: AABD customers who were categorically qualified for Medical Only, increased 0.25% in July 2025 from June 2025 totals to 409,467 cases in July 2025.
- Foster Care: Foster Care Assistance totals were not available at the time of this report.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- SNAP Assistance was given to 1,040,717 Illinois households (1,887,917 persons) in July 2025. This is a decrease of 31,427 households from July 2024 levels.
- A total of 110,108 households (144,823 persons) received SNAP with no other assistance in July 2025. This a decrease of 123 households from July 2024 levels.
- The total SNAP assistance amount for July 2025 was $375,711,393. This is a decrease of $23,044,979 from July 2024.
SNAP Summary of Cases and Persons July 2025
| PROGRAM |
CASES |
PERSONS |
| TANF |
27,061 |
74,137 |
| AABD CASH |
17,964 |
17,964 |
| Family Health Plans |
714,055 |
1,642,886 |
| AABD MANG |
409,467 |
429,448 |
| ACA |
734,639 |
759,968 |
| SNAP with no other assistance |
110,108 |
144,823 |
| Foster Care |
N/A |
N/A |
| Refugees Cash & Medical |
851 |
851 |
| Total |
2,014,145 |
3,070,077 |
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. July 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. July 2025 numbers were not available at time of this publishing.
- 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. July 2025 numbers were not available at time of this publishing.
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. July 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. July 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 May 2025 |
Clients in June 2025 |
| Pregnant Women |
15,967 |
15,931 |
| Breastfeeding Women |
15,655 |
15,598 |
| Postpartum Women |
8,270 |
8,117 |
| Infants |
44,383 |
44,000 |
| Children |
90,810 |
91,012 |
| Total |
175,085 |
174,658 |
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 June 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.
