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Social Security

  1. Will a CSSA recipient be eligible for assistance if he/she leaves Hong Kong?
     

  2. Is it necessary to report to the Social Welfare Department in case of changes in circumstances of the CSSA applicant or his/her family member(s)?
     



Social Security
Q1: Will a CSSA recipient be eligible for assistance if he/she leaves Hong Kong?
A1: A CSSA recipient's temporary absences from Hong Kong will not affect the amount of assistance payable on condition that the total number of days of absence in a payment year (which is counted from 1 July to 30 June of the following year) does not exceed the permissible limit as follows :
 
(A) Recipients aged 60 or above and recipients medically certified to be disabled : 180 days a year.
   
(B) Other recipients : 60 days a year. (If there are special reasons why these recipients have to leave Hong Kong for more than 60 days in a year, the permissible limit of absence from Hong Kong can be extended up to a maximum of 90 days at the discretion of Director of Social Welfare.)
   

 

Q2: Is it necessary to report to the Social Welfare Department in case of changes in circumstances of the CSSA applicant or his/her family member(s)?
A2: Any changes in the circumstances of a CSSA applicant or his/her family member(s) may affect his/her CSSA entitlement. Therefore, the applicant or his/her guardian/appointee should report immediately to the Social Welfare Department whenever there is a change in the information that has already been provided to the Department, which includes :
 
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change in employment or change in income; 

change in financial resources;

 total value of assets exceeding the prescribed limit;

change in schooling conditions; 

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 change in family conditions;
 change in family expenditure;
 absence from Hong Kong exceeding the permissible limits;
 admission to or discharge from any residential institution; or
 detention or imprisonment, etc.

 

 
 

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