400,000 still on dole despite fall-off in welfare claimants

More than 400,000 people remain on the dole despite a drop in the numbers signing on for welfare payments, latest figures show.

There were 404,515 citizens claiming benefits last month — a drop of more than 37,000, or 8.5%, since the same time last year.

However, 11.5% of the workforce has no job.