The Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload stood at 240,267 in August with a total of 357,174 recipients, the Social Welfare Department announced today.
The number of cases was 0.2% lower than July.
There were 5,634 low-earnings cases and 15,075 unemployment cases. Both dropped 0.9% from the previous month.
Single parent cases dropped 0.4% to 27,833 and old age cases dropped 0.1% to 145,011 cases.
Permanent disability cases and ill health cases registered slight increases of 0.1% and 0.3% to 17,706 cases and 24,416 cases.