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According to the records of the Social Welfare Department, between January 1995 and August 1996, 12 900 (a monthly average of 640) new applications for CSSA were filed by applicants who claimed 'unemployment' to be the principal reason for their application.
The Social Welfare Department does not have statistics which would indicate the number of CSSA recipients who ceased to receive CSSA payments on account of unemployed family members finding employment.
Between January 1995 and August 1996, 3 400 (a monthly average of 170) applications filed by people who claimed to be "unemployed" were rejected for various reasons, but primarily because they had resources or assets exceeding the prescribed limit.
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