The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) caseload in June showed a drop of 1 270 cases, representing a decrease of 0.6 per cent compared with that of May, according to the latest CSSA caseload statistics released by the Social Welfare Department today (July 19).
      
     The total CSSA caseload at the end of June stood at 212 272 (see attached table), with a total of 298 697 recipients.
      
     Analysed by case nature, low-earnings cases registered a month-to-month decrease of 2.2 per cent to 2 055 cases. Old age cases dropped by 0.9 per cent to 119 655 cases. Single parent cases slightly decreased by 0.1 per cent to 23 480 cases.
      
     Unemployment cases decreased by 0.3 per cent on a month-to-month basis to 18 726 cases. The figure represented an increase of about 48.7 per cent in comparison with that of January 2020 when Hong Kong just started to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The average number of applications for unemployment cases in April to June 2022 was 496 per month, representing a decrease of 10.1 per cent from that in March to May 2022.
      
     Ill-health cases increased by 0.2 per cent to 26 958 cases. Permanent disability cases remained steady at 17 408 cases.

Ends/Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:00

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