The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload dropped by 194 cases to 195,581 in March, down 0.1% from February, the Social Welfare Department announced today.
Ill-health cases fell by 0.3% month on month to 27,689. Permanent disability cases and single parent cases both decreased 0.2%, to 16,667 and 18,993 cases respectively.
Old age cases and unemployment cases both dropped 0.1%, to 110,846 and 16,057 cases respectively.
Meanwhile, low-earnings cases registered an increase of 0.1%, to reach 1,356 cases.
