Finance statistics of social assistance in the broader sense, 2015 Slight increase in social assistance expenditure
Decline in expenditure on social benefits to combat poverty in 2022
Neuchâtel, 18.05.2017 (FSO) - In 2015 expenditure on social assistance in the narrow sense rose in nominal terms by 2.1% to CHF 2.6 billion. The previous year's increase was 5.5%. Average expenditure per beneficiary was CHF 9854, an increase of 0.7% compared with 2014. Expenditure on social assistance in the broader sense rose 1.9% to CHF 8 billion. These are the latest findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Social assistance in a broader sense: inventory 2015/2016, Finance statistics 2015
