Decline in expenditure on social benefits to combat poverty in 2022
Neuchâtel, 22.03.2024 - In 2022, the public administrations paid CHF 8.6 billion in means-tested social benefits for poverty reduction, a decline of CHF 207 million (–2.4%) compared with 2021. Means-tested benefits are social benefits that can only be granted if persons can prove that they meet an economic need. In total, around 800 000 people, or 9.2% of the permanent resident population, received such a benefit. These are some of the recent findings from the Federal Statistical Office.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Nicole Chenaux Bieri, FSO, Social Welfare section, tel.: +41 58 463 64 41, email: nicole.chenauxbieri@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
