The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload in December dropped to 237,056 cases with 348,431 recipients, down 0.3% on November, the Social Welfare Department said today.
Low-earning cases fell by 1.3% to 5,230 cases while unemployment cases decreased 0.7% to 14,340.
Single-parent cases fell 0.6% to 26,985 and ill health cases dropped 0.5% to 24,184 cases.
Old age cases dropped by 0.1% to 144,336 cases.
Permanent disability cases increased 0.1% to 17,602 cases.
