Northern Switzerland Social welfare rate continues to fall in the Basel region
Fewer people were dependent on social welfare in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in 2023. The social welfare rate fell from 2.6 to 2.4 percent last year. This puts it at its lowest level since 2012.
18.09.2024, 10:43
SDA
The good situation on the labor market has favored this development, the Basel-Stadt Finance and Church Directorate, which is responsible for social welfare, announced on Wednesday. A decrease of 0.2 percentage points was already recorded in 2022.
In 2023, a total of 7129 people received social welfare benefits. This is 6 percent or 453 people fewer than in the previous year.
The net expenditure for social welfare amounted to a total of CHF 69.6 million in 2023. The increase in costs is largely due to the increased basic requirements as a result of the cost-of-living adjustment.
At the end of 2023, a total of 2540 people with protection status S were registered in the Basel region. Almost 84 percent of those in need of protection received social welfare benefits, according to the press release.
