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Written by: Yuan Shu
2020-07-20 18:09
Last update date: 2020-07-20 18:09The unemployment rate in the latest quarter reached 6.2%, a record high in more than 15 years. The Social Welfare Department today (20th) released the latest number of cases receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance. The total number of CSSA recipients in June was 226,000, a decrease of 348 from May, and a monthly decrease of 0.2%. In terms of unemployment category, the number fell 15.8% from May to 1,823 cases, but it was still three times the number in June 2019.
According to figures from the Social Welfare Department, the total number of CSSA recipients at the end of June was 226,734, and the total number of recipients was 319,811. The overall number of CSSA recipients in June decreased by 348 from May, a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%.
Unemployment cases increased by 0.9%
In terms of case types, cases in the unemployment category increased by 0.9% to 18,600; cases in the low-income category fell by 3.4% month-on-month to 2,826 cases; cases in the elderly category fell by 0.6% to 133,681 cases; cases in the single parent category increased by 0.7% , There were 24,932 cases; cases of ill health increased by 0.5% to 25,232 cases. The number of permanent disability cases rose by 0.3% to 17,248.
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According to the Social Welfare Department, the number of new applications for unemployed cases continued to decline, falling 45.3% from the peak of 3,957 in April to 2,164 in May. The number in June fell further by 15.8% from May to 1,823. Only six The figure for the month is still about three times higher than that of June 2019.
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