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The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) caseload in May showed a decrease of 618 cases, which translated into a month-to-month decreasing rate of 0.2% when compared with the figure in April, according to the latest CSSA caseload statistics released by the Social Welfare Department today (June 7).
Total CSSA caseload at the end of May stood at 296,356, with a total of 535,487 recipients.
Analysed by case nature, unemployment cases showed a continued month-to-month decrease of 1.4% in May to 39,712.
Single parent cases also registered a month-to-month decrease of 0.1% in May to 39,307, the ninth consecutive month to record a decrease.
Low earning cases showed a month-to-month increase of 0.5% in May to 18,310.
Total government expenditure on CSSA payments was $17.6 billion for 2004-05.
Ends/Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:02
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