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The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) caseload in April showed a decrease of 460 cases, which translated into a month-to-month decreasing rate of 0.2% when compared with the figure in March, according to the latest CSSA caseload statistics released by the Social Welfare Department today (May 10).
Total CSSA caseload at the end of April stood at 296,974 (see attached table), with a total of 536,035 recipients.
Analysed by case nature, unemployment cases showed a continued month-to-month decrease of 1% in April to 40,256.
Single parent cases also registered a month-to-month decrease of 0.3% in April to 39,360, the eighth consecutive month to record a decrease.
Low earning cases showed a month-to-month decrease of 0.1% in April to 18,224, which had not been seen since February 2002.
Total government expenditure on CSSA payments was $17.6 billion for 2004-05.
Ends/Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:01
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