New York Public Assistance Case Closings by Reason, Monthly from 2006

Public Assistance case closings in New York State are reported monthly by reason for closing and Local Social Services District. The data is published by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and is similar to annual figures in the 'Statistical Report on the Operations of New York State Public Assistance Programs.' The dataset's last recorded update was on 2026-04-11.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in public assistance program exits based on monthly closing reasons.
• Compare case closure patterns across different Local Social Services Districts.
• Model seasonal or economic impacts on welfare caseloads based on monthly time-series data.
• Benchmark local district performance against state-level aggregates based on reported figures.

Strengths

• Provides monthly granularity for tracking trends over time.
• Includes breakdowns by both reason for closing and local district, enabling geographic analysis.
• Data is published by the authoritative New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Collection Method

Likely administrative reporting from Local Social Services Districts.

Time Range

Beginning 2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 23:03:20.307511; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, by Local Social Services District