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How many people ask Front Door for each kind of help, where, and when. We keep only counts. We never keep what anyone wrote or who they are.

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Demo dataDemo data, modeled from public data on when people look for help. Our own counts replace it as they grow.

Nothing here is a real count of people. The patterns through the year come from published government and 211 data. The size is made up.

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Demo data. In the last 12 months, people in Idaho asked most about Housing (53%), then Money (16%) and Food (13%). Rising fastest from the week before: Housing, up 6%.

Over time. Questions each week, by kind of help.

Demo data
0125250Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Health
  • Money
  • Care
  • Work
  • Education
  • Other (legal help, safety)
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FoodHousingHealthMoneyCareWorkEducationOther (legal help, safety)Total
Week of Oct 1325119Under 1026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10170
Week of Oct 20281171026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10181
Week of Oct 27311171026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10184
Week of Nov 3351111026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10182
Week of Nov 10371061027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10180
Week of Nov 17371071026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10180
Week of Nov 24371131025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10185
Week of Dec 137111Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10173
Week of Dec 8371151025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10187
Week of Dec 15361221026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10194
Week of Dec 22311331028Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10202
Week of Dec 29261411030Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10207
Week of Jan 5241461030Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10210
Week of Jan 12201501033Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10213
Week of Jan 19191491039Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10217
Week of Jan 26191471042Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10218
Week of Feb 2191431043Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10215
Week of Feb 9191431048Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10220
Week of Feb 1619138Under 1050Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10207
Week of Feb 23201311050Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10211
Week of Mar 220119Under 1051Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10190
Week of Mar 921112Under 1051Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10184
Week of Mar 1622112Under 1050Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10184
Week of Mar 23221061055Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10193
Week of Mar 30231041057Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10194
Week of Apr 625951061Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10191
Week of Apr 1324961061Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10191
Week of Apr 202598Under 1053Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10176
Week of Apr 272598Under 1044Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10167
Week of May 42498Under 1037Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10159
Week of May 112595Under 1026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10146
Week of May 182696Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10147
Week of May 252698Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10149
Week of Jun 12795Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10147
Week of Jun 82895Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10148
Week of Jun 152897Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10150
Week of Jun 222799Under 1027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10153
Week of Jun 2926991027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10162
Week of Jul 62598Under 1027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10150
Week of Jul 132496Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10145
Week of Jul 2025971026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10158
Week of Jul 2725981026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10159
Week of Aug 3261021027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10165
Week of Aug 10261041027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10167
Week of Aug 17261041027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10167
Week of Aug 2428102Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10155
Week of Aug 3127101Under 1026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10154
Week of Sep 730101Under 1026Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10157
Week of Sep 1431102Under 1027Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10160
Week of Sep 2129104Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10158
Week of Sep 2829110Under 1025Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10164
Week of Oct 52292Under 1021Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10135

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Idaho, Oct 13, 2025 to Oct 11, 2026

QuestionsDemo data
10,843
Needed help this weekDemo data
3,029
Unmet needDemo dataNo program and no listed place nearby fit
1,436

Ranked. Kinds of help, most asked first, with the change from the week before.

Demo data

  1. 01

    Housing

    5,78253% of all

    â–² +6% vs the week before

  2. 02

    Money

    1,73616% of all

    0% vs the week before

  3. 03

    Food

    1,37313% of all

    0% vs the week before

  1. 04

    Legal help

    1,13310% of all

    0% vs the week before

  2. 05

    Health

    4935% of all

    Not enough vs the week before

  3. 06

    Work

    2412% of all

    Not enough vs the week before

  4. 07

    Safety

    671% of all

    Not enough vs the week before

  5. 08

    Education

    18<1% of all

    Not enough vs the week before

Change compares the week of Sep 28 with the week of Sep 21. It shows only when both weeks have 10 or more.

See the numbers
Kind of helpQuestionsChange from the week beforeUnmet
Housing5,782+6%1,043
Money1,7360%160
Food1,3730%24
Legal help1,1330%209
Health493Under 10
Work241Under 10
Safety67Under 10
Education18Under 10

By month. Each kind of help's share of all questions, month by month.

Demo data
0%50%100%NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Health
  • Money
  • Care
  • Work
  • Education
  • Other (legal help, safety)
See the numbers
FoodHousingHealthMoneyCareWorkEducationOther (legal help, safety)Total
November 202514643740104Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10727
December 202516762249134Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10972
January 20268259240144Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10858
February 20267755539191Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10862
March 202610855347264Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10972
April 20269938738219Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10743
May 2026101387Under 10113Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10601
June 202613648546129Under 1022Under 10Under 10818
July 20269938938104Under 1019Under 10Under 10649
August 202613351348132Under 1020Under 10Under 10846
September 202611941736103Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10675
October 20262292Under 1021Under 10Under 10Under 10Under 10135

Where. Questions by county in Idaho.

Demo data
Ada County: 3,250Adams County: 0Bannock County: 517Bear Lake County: Fewer than 10Benewah County: 48Bingham County: 308Blaine County: 85Boise County: 15Bonner County: 326Bonneville County: 805Boundary County: 52Butte County: 0Camas County: 0Canyon County: 1,608Caribou County: Fewer than 10Cassia County: 90Clark County: 0Clearwater County: 26Custer County: 0Elmore County: 121Franklin County: 53Fremont County: 52Gem County: 74Gooding County: 54Idaho County: 57Jefferson County: 199Jerome County: 86Kootenai County: 1,126Latah County: 266Lemhi County: 14Lewis County: 0Lincoln County: 0Madison County: 330Minidoka County: 74Nez Perce County: 266Oneida County: 0Owyhee County: 52Payette County: 100Power County: 12Shoshone County: 52Teton County: 52Twin Falls County: 560Valley County: 52Washington County: 52

Shading

  • Most questions
  • More
  • Some
  • Fewer
  • Fewer than 10, or none

Most questions

  1. 01Ada County3,250â–² +4%
  2. 02Canyon County1,6080%
  3. 03Kootenai County1,126â–² +5%
  4. 04Bonneville County8050%
  5. 05Twin Falls County5600%
  6. 06Bannock County517
  7. 07Madison County330
  8. 08Bonner County326
  9. 09Bingham County308
  10. 10Latah County266
See the numbers: County
CountyQuestionsThis weekUnmet
Ada County3,2501,108535
Canyon County1,608508274
Kootenai County1,126377181
Bonneville County805292119
Twin Falls County56015158
Bannock County51713556
Madison County3306252
Bonner County3266252
Bingham County3085644
Latah County2665216
Nez Perce County2665218
Jefferson County1995213
Elmore County12135Under 10
Payette County10024Under 10
Cassia County9015Under 10
Jerome County8615Under 10
Blaine County8517Under 10
Gem County74Under 10Under 10
Minidoka County74Under 10Under 10
Idaho County57Under 10Under 10
Gooding County54Under 10Under 10
Franklin County53Under 10Under 10
Boundary County52Under 10Under 10
Fremont County52Under 10Under 10
Owyhee County52Under 10Under 10
Shoshone County52Under 10Under 10
Teton County52Under 10Under 10
Valley County52Under 10Under 10
Washington County52Under 10Under 10
Benewah County48Under 10Under 10
Clearwater County26Under 10Under 10
Boise County15Under 10Under 10
Lemhi County14Under 10Under 10
Power County12Under 10Under 10
Bear Lake CountyUnder 10Under 10Under 10
Caribou CountyUnder 10Under 10Under 10

Rows that say fewer than 10 are hidden on purpose. When only one row would be hidden, a second one is hidden too, so it cannot be worked out from the total.

Urgent and unmet. The share of questions each week that needed help this week, and the share nothing fit.

Demo data
0%25%50%Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
  • Needed help this week
  • Unmet need
See the numbers
Needed help this weekUnmet need
Week of Oct 1329%15%
Week of Oct 2029%14%
Week of Oct 2730%14%
Week of Nov 326%13%
Week of Nov 1028%11%
Week of Nov 1728%11%
Week of Nov 2427%14%
Week of Dec 128%12%
Week of Dec 829%11%
Week of Dec 1530%12%
Week of Dec 2230%15%
Week of Dec 2930%15%
Week of Jan 531%15%
Week of Jan 1231%14%
Week of Jan 1930%13%
Week of Jan 2629%15%
Week of Feb 230%14%
Week of Feb 931%13%
Week of Feb 1629%14%
Week of Feb 2330%12%
Week of Mar 228%14%
Week of Mar 927%14%
Week of Mar 1627%14%
Week of Mar 2327%14%
Week of Mar 3026%14%
Week of Apr 626%13%
Week of Apr 1327%14%
Week of Apr 2026%13%
Week of Apr 2725%13%
Week of May 428%13%
Week of May 1127%13%
Week of May 1828%13%
Week of May 2526%14%
Week of Jun 126%12%
Week of Jun 826%12%
Week of Jun 1527%12%
Week of Jun 2227%13%
Week of Jun 2927%14%
Week of Jul 626%13%
Week of Jul 1325%12%
Week of Jul 2027%12%
Week of Jul 2727%12%
Week of Aug 328%14%
Week of Aug 1029%14%
Week of Aug 1728%14%
Week of Aug 2427%14%
Week of Aug 3127%13%
Week of Sep 728%13%
Week of Sep 1427%13%
Week of Sep 2129%12%
Week of Sep 2829%13%
Week of Oct 527%14%

Each kind of help. Questions each week for each kind of help, on its own scale.

Demo data

  • Food

    02550Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
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    Food
    Week of Oct 1325
    Week of Oct 2028
    Week of Oct 2731
    Week of Nov 335
    Week of Nov 1037
    Week of Nov 1737
    Week of Nov 2437
    Week of Dec 137
    Week of Dec 837
    Week of Dec 1536
    Week of Dec 2231
    Week of Dec 2926
    Week of Jan 524
    Week of Jan 1220
    Week of Jan 1919
    Week of Jan 2619
    Week of Feb 219
    Week of Feb 919
    Week of Feb 1619
    Week of Feb 2320
    Week of Mar 220
    Week of Mar 921
    Week of Mar 1622
    Week of Mar 2322
    Week of Mar 3023
    Week of Apr 625
    Week of Apr 1324
    Week of Apr 2025
    Week of Apr 2725
    Week of May 424
    Week of May 1125
    Week of May 1826
    Week of May 2526
    Week of Jun 127
    Week of Jun 828
    Week of Jun 1528
    Week of Jun 2227
    Week of Jun 2926
    Week of Jul 625
    Week of Jul 1324
    Week of Jul 2025
    Week of Jul 2725
    Week of Aug 326
    Week of Aug 1026
    Week of Aug 1726
    Week of Aug 2428
    Week of Aug 3127
    Week of Sep 730
    Week of Sep 1431
    Week of Sep 2129
    Week of Sep 2829
    Week of Oct 522

  • Housing

    0100200Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
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    Housing
    Week of Oct 13119
    Week of Oct 20117
    Week of Oct 27117
    Week of Nov 3111
    Week of Nov 10106
    Week of Nov 17107
    Week of Nov 24113
    Week of Dec 1111
    Week of Dec 8115
    Week of Dec 15122
    Week of Dec 22133
    Week of Dec 29141
    Week of Jan 5146
    Week of Jan 12150
    Week of Jan 19149
    Week of Jan 26147
    Week of Feb 2143
    Week of Feb 9143
    Week of Feb 16138
    Week of Feb 23131
    Week of Mar 2119
    Week of Mar 9112
    Week of Mar 16112
    Week of Mar 23106
    Week of Mar 30104
    Week of Apr 695
    Week of Apr 1396
    Week of Apr 2098
    Week of Apr 2798
    Week of May 498
    Week of May 1195
    Week of May 1896
    Week of May 2598
    Week of Jun 195
    Week of Jun 895
    Week of Jun 1597
    Week of Jun 2299
    Week of Jun 2999
    Week of Jul 698
    Week of Jul 1396
    Week of Jul 2097
    Week of Jul 2798
    Week of Aug 3102
    Week of Aug 10104
    Week of Aug 17104
    Week of Aug 24102
    Week of Aug 31101
    Week of Sep 7101
    Week of Sep 14102
    Week of Sep 21104
    Week of Sep 28110
    Week of Oct 592

  • Health

    0510Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
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    Health
    Week of Oct 13Under 10
    Week of Oct 2010
    Week of Oct 2710
    Week of Nov 310
    Week of Nov 1010
    Week of Nov 1710
    Week of Nov 2410
    Week of Dec 1Under 10
    Week of Dec 810
    Week of Dec 1510
    Week of Dec 2210
    Week of Dec 2910
    Week of Jan 510
    Week of Jan 1210
    Week of Jan 1910
    Week of Jan 2610
    Week of Feb 210
    Week of Feb 910
    Week of Feb 16Under 10
    Week of Feb 2310
    Week of Mar 2Under 10
    Week of Mar 9Under 10
    Week of Mar 16Under 10
    Week of Mar 2310
    Week of Mar 3010
    Week of Apr 610
    Week of Apr 1310
    Week of Apr 20Under 10
    Week of Apr 27Under 10
    Week of May 4Under 10
    Week of May 11Under 10
    Week of May 18Under 10
    Week of May 25Under 10
    Week of Jun 1Under 10
    Week of Jun 8Under 10
    Week of Jun 15Under 10
    Week of Jun 22Under 10
    Week of Jun 2910
    Week of Jul 6Under 10
    Week of Jul 13Under 10
    Week of Jul 2010
    Week of Jul 2710
    Week of Aug 310
    Week of Aug 1010
    Week of Aug 1710
    Week of Aug 24Under 10
    Week of Aug 31Under 10
    Week of Sep 7Under 10
    Week of Sep 14Under 10
    Week of Sep 21Under 10
    Week of Sep 28Under 10
    Week of Oct 5Under 10

  • Money

    050100Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
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    Money
    Week of Oct 1326
    Week of Oct 2026
    Week of Oct 2726
    Week of Nov 326
    Week of Nov 1027
    Week of Nov 1726
    Week of Nov 2425
    Week of Dec 125
    Week of Dec 825
    Week of Dec 1526
    Week of Dec 2228
    Week of Dec 2930
    Week of Jan 530
    Week of Jan 1233
    Week of Jan 1939
    Week of Jan 2642
    Week of Feb 243
    Week of Feb 948
    Week of Feb 1650
    Week of Feb 2350
    Week of Mar 251
    Week of Mar 951
    Week of Mar 1650
    Week of Mar 2355
    Week of Mar 3057
    Week of Apr 661
    Week of Apr 1361
    Week of Apr 2053
    Week of Apr 2744
    Week of May 437
    Week of May 1126
    Week of May 1825
    Week of May 2525
    Week of Jun 125
    Week of Jun 825
    Week of Jun 1525
    Week of Jun 2227
    Week of Jun 2927
    Week of Jul 627
    Week of Jul 1325
    Week of Jul 2026
    Week of Jul 2726
    Week of Aug 327
    Week of Aug 1027
    Week of Aug 1727
    Week of Aug 2425
    Week of Aug 3126
    Week of Sep 726
    Week of Sep 1427
    Week of Sep 2125
    Week of Sep 2825
    Week of Oct 521

  • Legal help

    01325Oct 13Nov 17Dec 22Jan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 20Aug 24Oct 5
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    Legal help
    Week of Oct 1319
    Week of Oct 2020
    Week of Oct 2721
    Week of Nov 323
    Week of Nov 1024
    Week of Nov 1724
    Week of Nov 2424
    Week of Dec 124
    Week of Dec 824
    Week of Dec 1525
    Week of Dec 2224
    Week of Dec 2924
    Week of Jan 524
    Week of Jan 1224
    Week of Jan 1923
    Week of Jan 2623
    Week of Feb 223
    Week of Feb 922
    Week of Feb 1622
    Week of Feb 2322
    Week of Mar 225
    Week of Mar 924
    Week of Mar 1624
    Week of Mar 2322
    Week of Mar 3024
    Week of Apr 621
    Week of Apr 1320
    Week of Apr 2021
    Week of Apr 2721
    Week of May 422
    Week of May 1122
    Week of May 1822
    Week of May 2522
    Week of Jun 121
    Week of Jun 821
    Week of Jun 1521
    Week of Jun 2221
    Week of Jun 2921
    Week of Jul 623
    Week of Jul 1323
    Week of Jul 2022
    Week of Jul 2721
    Week of Aug 321
    Week of Aug 1021
    Week of Aug 1721
    Week of Aug 2419
    Week of Aug 3120
    Week of Sep 718
    Week of Sep 1417
    Week of Sep 2119
    Week of Sep 2819
    Week of Oct 515

How we count

  • When someone asks Front Door their first question, our matching service sorts it: the kind of help, and whether they need it this week. We add one to the count for that kind of help, place and week.
  • The place is the ZIP code or county the person gave us, if they gave one. We never use an address, a city block or a phone location.
  • We keep the count, and nothing else: not the words, not a name, not an account, not a browser or network address.
  • Unmet need means no state or federal program fit the question well, and we list no office, nonprofit or food site for that kind of help in the person's county.
  • Any count under 10 shows as fewer than 10. When only one count in a list would be hidden, we hide a second one too.
  • The demo site is not counted, and questions about Front Door itself, crisis questions and letters are not counted.
  • Weeks start on Monday, in UTC. The page reads the counts again at most every 15 minutes.

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How the demo is made

The demo is a model, not a count. It shows what this page will look like and the kinds of patterns to expect, until our own counts are large enough to replace it.

  • Size: the model assumes 40,000 questions a week across the country. That number is made up so the charts have something to show.
  • Kinds of help: each kind gets a share of all questions and a month by month pattern, read from the published sources below.
  • Places: each state gets its share by population (Census county estimates for 2024), and each county its share of its state.
  • Housing mixes rent help, which is steady through the year, with help paying utility bills, which rises in winter in colder states and in summer in hotter ones.
  • Urgent and unmet shares in the demo are made up, to show how those charts read.
  • A small fixed wobble keeps each week from looking drawn with a ruler. The same choice always draws the same numbers.

Search trends

We looked for Google Trends numbers for searches like food stamps, SNAP, rent help, Medicaid, child care help, utility help, unemployment, food bank and WIC, in English and Spanish. Google does not allow automated reading of its Trends pages, and Google has not published a dataset for these searches, so we did not use Trends. The demo is modeled from published government and 211 data instead, listed below.

Where each pattern comes from

Food
Food help rises in September and again in November and December, and is lowest in February. From the share of 211 requests that were about food, month by month, 2022 to 2024 (Western Pennsylvania's open 211 data, the only month-by-month 211 data we found). In November 2025 many states paid partial SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown; the model does not add that event.
Housing
Rent help peaks in January and again from August to October, with a dip in November, following eviction filings in 43 cities and counties tracked by the Eviction Lab, Tacoma among them. About a third of housing questions are about utility bills (211's national split of housing and utility requests in 2025). In colder states that part follows heating help, highest in January and February; in hotter states it follows help with electric bills, higher from spring to fall; states in between get half of each. The shapes come from 211 requests in Western Pennsylvania, where a winter shutoff ban moves electric requests to spring, so the cooling shape is rough.
Health
Medicaid and CHIP applications are steady through the year, highest in January, from CMS application data for 2018, 2019, 2024 and 2025 (the pandemic years are left out). Marketplace open enrollment, November 1 to January 15, adds to it in Washington.
Money
Money mixes steady cash help with the tax season: a quarter of it follows when people file federal returns (IRS 2025 filing season counts, most from February to April), when Washington's Working Families Tax Credit also opens. The other three quarters are kept flat, because we found no monthly pattern for cash help.
Care
Child care help climbs from May and peaks in August, before school starts, from the share of 211 requests about child care, 2022 to 2024 (Western Pennsylvania; a small sample).
Education
Education help, mostly school supplies, is about three times as high in July and August, from the share of 211 requests about education, 2022 to 2024 (Western Pennsylvania).
Work
Unemployment help peaks in January, rises again in early July and in December, and is lowest in September, from new unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) in every state, 2012 to 2019 and 2022 to 2025, Department of Labor.
Legal help
Legal help is close to flat through the year, from the share of 211 requests about legal help, 2022 to 2024 (Western Pennsylvania).
Safety
Safety is close to flat through the year, from 211 requests about domestic violence, 2022 to 2024 (Western Pennsylvania). National hotline research finds calls do not rise over the holidays, so the model adds no holiday spike.

How questions split between kinds of help: housing (with utilities) 48% and food 13%, from United Way's national 211 numbers for 2025 (19 million referrals). The rest is split the way 211 requests split in Western Pennsylvania in 2024, the only full breakdown we found. 211 is a phone line for local help, so Front Door's own mix will differ; our counts will show how.

Sources

  1. 1. 2-1-1 Requests/Referrals (2023-2025) and 2-1-1 Requests (2020-2023). United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, hosted by Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC); license CC BY, historical, coverage 2020-01-01 to 2025-08-27. calendar 2024 rows, level_1/level_2 classification counts Read it
  2. 2. States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends. Associated Press (Geoff Mulvihill, David A. Lieb), via WHYY, 2025-11-13. 42 million people on SNAP; 'about two-thirds of states had issued only partial benefits or none at all'; USDA guidance Thursday Nov 13 to issue full November allotments Read it
  3. 3. Using 211 Data to Gauge Eighth District Economic Conditions. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, On the Economy (Summers-Gabr, Rodgers), 2026-02-09. Figure 3 text: food assistance requests rose in October 2025, more-substantial increases in November; data from 211 Counts dashboards for AR, IL, KY, MO, TN Read it
  4. 4. Eviction Tracking System: Version 3.0, all sites monthly data. The Eviction Lab, Princeton University (Hepburn, Haas, et al.), 2026 (file downloaded 2026-10-10). columns city, month, filings_2020, filings_avg, filings_avg_prepandemic_baseline. Download page: https://dev.evictionlab.org/eviction-tracking/get-the-data/ (no license stated; footer 'All rights reserved'; cite as Hepburn, Haas, et al., Eviction Tracking System: Version 3.0, Princeton University, 2026). Read it
  5. 5. A New Baseline: Changes to Our Eviction Metrics. The Eviction Lab, 2025-05-08. baseline moved to average of same months across 2023 and 2024 Read it
  6. 6. Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Patterns in 2022. The Eviction Lab (Vallejo, Haas, Hepburn), 2023-03-09. text: Q4 decline 'follows a predictable seasonal pattern'; Jan 2022 ~78,000 filings, Aug 2022 >114,000 Read it
  7. 7. State Medicaid and CHIP Applications, Eligibility Determinations, and Enrollment Data (Performance Indicator dataset), September 2026 release. CMS (data.medicaid.gov), catalog record on data.gov, modified 2026-09-25. columns 'New Applications Submitted to Medicaid and CHIP Agencies' and 'Applications for Financial Assistance Submitted to the State Based Marketplace'; license U.S. Government Works (https://www.usa.gov/government-works); dataset id 6165f45b-ca93-5bb5-9d06-db29c692a360 Read it
  8. 8. Dates and deadlines for 2027 health insurance. HealthCare.gov (CMS), accessed 2026-10-10. 'Starting November 1, you can apply for 2027 coverage'; January 15 last day; enroll by December 15 for January 1 start Read it
  9. 9. Washington health insurance marketplace. healthinsurance.org, 2026-10-05. 'open enrollment period for 2027 coverage runs from November 1, 2026 through January 15, 2027 in Washington' Read it
  10. 10. 2025 Filing season statistics, weeks ending Jan 31, Feb 28, Mar 28, May 2, Oct 17 2025. IRS Newsroom, 2025. 'Total returns received' row. Other pages: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/filing-season-statistics-for-week-ending-jan-31-2025 , https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/filing-season-statistics-for-week-ending-feb-28-2025 , https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/filing-season-statistics-for-week-ending-march-28-2025 , https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/filing-season-statistics-for-week-ending-may-2-2025 Read it
  11. 11. Working Families Tax Credit application window opens Feb. 1. Washington State Department of Revenue, 2026-01-29. window begins Feb 1, 2026 for tax year 2025; accepted through Dec 31, 2029; up to $1,330; over 675,000 refunds totaling more than $491.4 million since 2023 Read it
  12. 12. Working Families Tax Credit Program, 2025 Report to the Legislature. Washington State Department of Revenue, 2025-12-29. page 2: program begins accepting applications each year on February 1; page 3 Table 2: TY2024 approvals 284,416 (MeF 253,210, MyDOR 28,949, paper 2,257) Read it
  13. 13. IR-2016-143 (archival): refunds claiming EITC or ACTC held until at least Feb. 15. IRS, 2016-10-28. PATH Act refund hold statement Read it
  14. 14. You can begin filing your taxes on Jan. 26 this year. PBS NewsHour, 2026-01-08. 2026 filing season start Jan 26; deadline April 15 Read it
  15. 15. ETA 539 weekly claims data, ar539.csv (state-level, NSA, 1971 to present). U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, downloaded 2026-10-10, latest week ending 2026-10-03. columns st, rptdate, c3 (initial claims). Example values: US sum week ending 2025-01-11 = 351,735 (2025 high), 2025-09-27 = 178,555 (2025 low); 2025-12-06 = 313,815; 2025-07-12 = 260,103. WA c3 week ending 2026-09-26 = 4,365. Read it
  16. 16. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims news release. U.S. Department of Labor, 2026-10-08. page 2 Unadjusted Data: 170,333 NSA initial claims week ending Oct 3; seasonal factors expected +8.7% from prior week. State table: Washington advance 4,814, prior week 4,534. Used to validate the CSV. Read it
  17. 17. Education Department opens 2027-28 FAFSA early, marking program's earliest launch. The National News Desk (Emma Koppelman), via KATU, 2026-09-24. form already open at StudentAid.gov; traditional opening Oct 1; previous earliest Sept 24, 2025; FAFSA Simplification Act requires availability by Oct 1 Read it
  18. 18. The Effect of Holidays on Calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline: Comparing Average Call Volume. National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (VAWnet), 2020-11-20. description: 'the number of calls actually decreases during the holidays, including on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day' (2004-2019 data in linked PDFs, not opened) Read it
  19. 19. #CallUtilitiesNow: PUC urges consumers to contact utilities as winter termination moratorium ends March 31, 2023. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 2023-03-28. 'Between December 1st and March 31st' no shutoffs to income-eligible households; electric, gas, heat-related water Read it
  20. 20. WAC 480-100-143 Winter low-income payment program. Washington State Legislature, current code, accessed 2026-10-10. 'between November 15th and March 15th' utility may not disconnect residential space heating if customer meets conditions (notify, self-certify income, apply for energy assistance, pay plan) Read it
  21. 21. LIHEAP. Washington State Department of Commerce, accessed 2026-10-10. program year Oct 1 to Sep 30; apply once per program year through local agency; income up to 150% FPL Read it
  22. 22. Nearly 1 million assistance calls made to 211 in August. The Source, Washington University in St. Louis (Neil Schoenherr), 2023-09-20. ~150,000 utility payment requests Aug 2023 (+22% vs July); Kreuter: utility payments a particular challenge in late summer Read it
  23. 23. 211 helpline data reveals most pressing U.S. community needs (2025 data). United Way Worldwide, 2026-03-31. 19 million referrals; housing 6 million, 31%; utilities 3.1 million; food 2.5 million; 27 states where housing+utilities > half Read it
  24. 24. The Facts About 211: 2025 Impact Snapshot. United Way Worldwide, 2026. housing 6M (30%), utilities 3.1M, food 2.5M; ranks #4-#7 without counts Read it
  25. 25. 211 helpline data reveals most pressing U.S. community needs (2024 data). United Way Worldwide, 2025-03-26. 16.8M requests, >18M referrals; housing 5.6M, utilities 2.9M, food 2.5M; housing+utilities 47% Read it
  26. 26. Calls to 211 helpline rise in August to the highest level of 2023. Health Communication Research Lab, Washington University in St. Louis (Garg, Golla, Kreuter), 2023-09-09. 872,079 calls Aug vs 785,654 Jul; ~150,000 utility payment requests (+22%); >280,000 housing (+8%) Read it