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Welfare cases drop 0.2%

February 22, 2017

The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload dropped to 236,530 in January, down 0.2% on December, the Social Welfare Department said today.

 

Unemployment cases fell 1.4% to 14,136 while single parent cases fell 0.6% to 26,819.

 

Both permanent disability and low-earning cases dropped 0.5% to 17,520 and 5,203.

 

Ill health cases decreased 0.2% to 24,131.

 

Old age cases remained steady at 144,376.



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