Source: Hong Kong Information Services
The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload dropped by 758 cases to 197,013 in September, down 0.4% from August, the Social Welfare Department announced today.
The total number of recipients was 264,829.
Low-earnings cases registered a month-to-month decrease of 2.9% to 1,425. Single parent cases fell 1.4% to 19,549, while unemployment cases dipped 0.7% to 16,459.
Permanent disability cases dropped 0.4% to 16,936, while ill-health cases dipped 0.3% to 27,974 cases. Old age cases registered a 0.1% decrease to 110,777 cases.