Number of full-year persons receiving social assistance and benefits
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The statistics show the number of full-year persons of working age receiving economic support in the form of social assistance and benefits. Different types of benefits can be made comparable by using ‘full-year equivalents’, that shows how many individuals could be supported during an entire year on full benefits.
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2024-03-22
The number of full-year persons receiving economic support in the form of social assistance and benefits decreased by 1.2 percent in 2023. The total number in 2023 was 701 953 people, the lowest level since the start of the survey, which corresponds to 11.8 percent of the working age population. The greatest decrease in full-year persons was accounted for by economic aid, 12.3 percent, while sickness benefits accounted for the largest increase, 4.8 percent since 2022.
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