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r/IHSS↗

An unofficial sub dedicated for In Home Support Services. IHSS is a Human Services Department program in California, designed to help low-income elderly and people of any age living with a disability remain living safely and independently in their own home. IHSS is an alternative to out-of-home care. Clients of the program select their own caregiver. The program pays the wages of caregivers for providing services necessary to maintain safety and independence in their home.

21k subscribers231 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)177 authors / mosince 2019

r/IHSS has 21k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 231 posts a month from 177 people. Top topics: Hour Cuts, Pay Issues and Paycheck Info.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +4.6% in 3 months · +1.4% in 1 month
Oct 202621k
Growing21k subscribers
Data since Jun 2019Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−35%vs Sep 2025 · +2.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026231
QuieterPeaked at 628 in Jul 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Hour Cuts3.3%
  2. Pay Issues2.4%
  3. Paycheck Info1.9%
  4. SickAndVacationTime1.4%
  5. Unions1.0%

Brands people mention

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research