The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload dropped to 235,306 in July, down 0.2% on June, the Social Welfare Department announced today.
The total number of recipients stood at 345,576.
Low-earnings cases fell 1.1% to 4,777 while unemployment cases dropped 0.7% to 13,615.
Permanent disability cases dropped 0.3% to 17,273 and single parent cases dropped 0.2% to 26,722.
Both old age and ill health cases dropped 0.1% to 144,612 and 23,914.