Poverty and living standards in Jura (Espace Mittelland, Switzerland): official figures
Social security cost the cantonal government of Jura CHF 233.54 million in 2024, or CHF 3,121 per resident, 6th highest of 26 cantons; health-insurance premium subsidies and other sickness benefits accounted for CHF 61.91 million of it.
How much does Jura spend on police?
Public order and safety, including the police (CHF 31.01 million), courts (CHF 15.28 million) and prisons (CHF 10.92 million), cost the cantonal government of Jura CHF 989 per resident in 2024.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyHow many people are on welfare in Jura?
2,887 people in 1,787 households or cases (support units) received social assistance in Jura in 2024, an average of 1.62 people per case.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS) · saved copyMore figures
- Cantonal spending on social assistance and asylum in Jura was CHF 55.50 million in 2024 (CHF 742 per resident), with CHF 42.33 million going to old age and survivors and CHF 54.75 million to disability. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Families and young people received CHF 8.87 million of cantonal social spending in Jura in 2024, and social housing CHF 130,929. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- The social assistance rate in Jura was 3.3% in 2019, so it has risen by 0.6 percentage points in five years (it stood at 2.6% in 2014). Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS) · saved copy
- Jura accounted for 1.1% of all social assistance recipients in Switzerland in 2024, while holding 0.8% of the population. Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS) · saved copy
How Jura compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal social security spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Jura ranks 6 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal social security spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vaud | CHF 4,441 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | CHF 3,908 |
| 5 | Ticino | CHF 3,448 |
| 6 | Jura | CHF 3,121 |
| 7 | Bern / Berne | CHF 2,779 |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | CHF 2,767 |
| 9 | Valais / Wallis | CHF 2,540 |
Cantonal spending on social assistance and asylum per resident (CHF) (2024)
Jura ranks 6 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal spending on social assistance and asylum per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Basel-Stadt | CHF 1,432 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | CHF 1,073 |
| 5 | Ticino | CHF 774 |
| 6 | Jura | CHF 742 |
| 7 | Valais / Wallis | CHF 716 |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | CHF 710 |
| 9 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | CHF 704 |
Social assistance rate (% of residents receiving economic social assistance) (2024)
Jura ranks 5 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Social assistance rate (% of residents receiving economic social assistance) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 5.7% |
| 3 | Basel-Stadt | 4.7% |
| 4 | Vaud | 4.2% |
| 5 | Jura | 3.9% |
| 6 | Bern / Berne | 3.6% |
| 7 | Solothurn | 3.4% |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | 2.8% |
Change in social assistance rate, 2019-2024 (percentage points) (2024)
Jura ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in social assistance rate, 2019-2024 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genève | +0.7 |
| 2 | Jura | +0.6 |
| 3 | Nidwalden | +0.1 |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | +0.1 |
| 5 | Ticino | +0.1 |
| 6 | Valais / Wallis | +0.1 |
| 7 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | +0.0 |
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Sources
- Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF): Detaillierte Daten FS und GFS Modell: Standardauswertungen (financial statistics of the Confederation, cantons, communes and social insurance, 1990-2024; standardauswertung.csv with its codelist, saved zipped), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5fec658d1506…)
- Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS): WSH: Unterstützungseinheiten, Sozialhilfebeziehende und Sozialhilfequote der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, 2005-2024 (T 13.05.01.01.01), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 12ff5cd56e28…)
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