• News 2008

This is a quick reference page to provide reporters with basic facts and figures about agency programs and services. Detailed information is available via links to other HFS Web pages.

HFS provides medical assistance to low-income elderly and disabled individuals and ensures that children receive the financial support they are entitled to from absent parents.

Medicaid (Medical Programs Web pages)

Medicaid provides medical care for a base number of over 2 million people.

DCSE (Child Support Web site)

The total number of child support cases for fiscal year 2007 is 557,255.

Total child support collections are $1,224,256,576 for fiscal year 2007.

The Illinois State Disbursement Unit (SDU), created to qualify for federal child support funds, collected a record $719,454,030, in the last year, for IV-D cases (current and former cash or medical assistance cases, as well as others who have requested child support services).

The SDU collected $504,802,546 for non-IV-D cases, (those whose child support is handled privately, generally through private attorneys).

Delinquent Parent Web site (Delinquent Parent Web site)

All Kids (All Kids Web site)

FamilyCare (FamilyCare Web pages)

Illinois Cares Rx (Illinois Cares Rx Web site)

Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD) (HBWD Web site)

Program Statistics

Supportive Living Program (SLF Web site)

Approved Applications

Operational Facilities

Office of Inspector General (OIG Web site)

The Office of Inspector General is maintained within HFS, but functions as a separate, independent entity reporting directly to the governor’s office.

Illinois Healthy Women (IHW Web site)

The Illinois Healthy Women program provides family planning and reproductive health services for females, ages 19 to 44, who live in Illinois and have lost Medicaid, All Kids or FamilyCare coverage.

Office of Energy Assistance

Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) Web site

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Web site

HFS helps low income families meet their home energy needs. The Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) helps families save energy while protecting their health and safety. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) can intervene in a crisis to help families reestablish or avoid losing their energy service.