Social assistance recipients in Switzerland in 2025 267 300 people receive economic social assistance

267 300 people receive economic social assistance

27.10.2026 - The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has carried out a fundamental technical and methodological modernisation of its Social Assistance Statistics. The first results, compiled entirely using the new method, show a social assistance rate of 2.9% in 2025. In total, around 267 300 people received economic social assistance.

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Observation period
2005-2025
Periodicity
Annual
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2026-0371-e
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
27.10.2026
Topic:
Social security

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