Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
Post-1997 Handover

Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

Section Title: Post-1997 Handover
Table Section Text: None

Statistics on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme, 1997/8 -2014/15

Year	CSSA expenditure ($ billion)	Government Budget of the GDP	CSSA expenditure as % of government expenditure	Year	Number of CSSA Recipients	Number of CSSA Cases

1997-98	9.4	6.3	1997	282,623	186,932

1998-99	13.0	7.9	1998	368,623	227,454

1999-2000	13.6	+0.8	7.8	1999	376,507	230,681

2000-02	13.6	0.6	7.3	2000	365,185	228,060

2001-02	14.4	.4.8	7.4	2001	397,468	241,673

2002-03	16.1	4.8	8.1	2002	466,868	266,571

2003-04	17.3	3.2	8.8	2003	522.456	290,206

2004-05	17.6	+1.6	9.2	2004	542,017	295,694

2005-06	17.8	+1.0	9.5	2005	538,963	298,011

2006-07	17.6	+7.3	9.3	2006	521,611	295,333

2007-08	18.0	+0.1	9.0	2007	496,922	288,145

2008-09	18.6	+1.5	8.7	2008	475,625	284,569

2009-10	19.0	+4.1	8.6	2009	482,001	289,139

2010-11	18.5	+3.8	8.3	2010	466,006	283,176

2011-12	19.5	+3.1	8.0	2011	443,322	276,710

2012-13	18.7	+1.0	7.1	2012	418,768	269,239

2013-14	18.4	+3.2	6.5	2013	394,907	260,774

2014-15	19.5	+0.6	6.4	2014	381,307	253,054

Sentence(s)

In 1997 to 1998, the number of CSSA recipients increased from 282,623 to 368,623 with government expenditure increasing from $9.4 billion to $13.0 billion.

final_sentence: In 1997 to 1998, the number of CSSA recipients increased from 282,623 to 368,623 with government expenditure increasing from $9.4 billion to $13.0 billion.