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SOCIAL SECURITY |
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COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCHEME |
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(i) |
Asset Limits (Limits from 1.2.2012)
The total value of the capital assets *(including land/properties, cash, bank savings, cash value of insurance policy, investments in stocks and shares, and other readily realizable assets) of the applicant and his/her family members must not exceed the prescribed limit:
* including those in Hong Kong, Macau, the Mainland or overseas
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Single person cases
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Asset Limit (HK$) |
| Able-bodied adult |
24,000 |
| Child, elderly person, disabled person or person medically certified to be in ill-health |
38,000 |
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Family cases
(a) Cases involving any able-bodied adult
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Able-bodied adults/children |
Elderly persons, disabled persons or persons medically certified to be in ill-health |
| No. of such members |
Asset limit (HK$) |
No. of such members# |
Asset limit (HK$) |
| 1 |
16,500 |
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38,000 |
| 2 |
33,000 |
2 |
57,000 |
| 3 |
49,500 |
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76,000 |
| 4 or above |
66,000 |
4 |
95,000 |
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5 |
114,000 |
| 6 |
133,000 |
# [For example, the asset limit of a 7-member family, including two able-bodied adults, three able-bodied children, one disabled child and one elderly person, is $123,000 (i.e. $66,000 + $57,000)]
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(b) Cases involving no able-bodied adult
| No. of such members# |
Asset limit (HK$) |
| 2 |
57,000 |
| 3 |
76,000 |
| 4 |
95,000 |
| 5 |
114,000 |
| 6 |
133,000 |
# (As regards the asset limits for families with 7 or more members, please contact the social security field unit.) |
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(ii) |
Standard rates (Rates from 1.2.2012)
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| Category |
Amount of standard rates per month (HK$) |
| Single person |
Family member |
| Elderly person aged 60 or above |
| Able-bodied/50% disabled |
2,820 |
2,660 |
| 100% disabled |
3,415 |
3,020 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
4,810 |
4,410 |
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| Ill-health/Disabled adult aged under 60 |
| Ill-health/50% disabled |
2,820 |
2,660 |
| 100% disabled |
3,415 |
3,020 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
4,810 |
4,410 |
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| Disabled child |
| 50% disabled |
3,180 |
2,770 |
| 100% disabled |
3,770 |
3,370 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
5,155 |
4,760 |
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Single
person |
In a family comprising |
not more than 2 able-bodied adults/
children |
3 able-bodied adults/
children |
4 or more able-bodied adults/
children |
Able-bodied adult aged under 60 |
| Single parent/Family carer |
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2,165 |
1,950 |
1,730 |
| Other adult |
1,990 |
1,775 |
1,600 |
1,430 |
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| Able-bodied child |
2,395 |
1,980 |
1,780 |
1,585 |
[Note : For the purpose of payment of standard rates, a child is defined as one aged below 15 or aged 15-21 receiving full-time education (students receiving post-secondary education are normally not eligible under the Scheme), while an ill-health or disabled person must obtain medical certification on his/her health condition from a doctor of a public hospital or clinic.] |
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(iii) |
Long-term Supplement (Rates from 1.2.2012)
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Rate per year (HK$) |
| Single person |
1,765 |
| Family comprising 2 to 4 members who are old, disabled or medically certified to be in ill-health |
3,540 |
| Family comprising 5 or more members who are old, disabled or medically certified to be in ill-health |
3,825 | |
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(iv) |
Single Parent Supplement : HK$280 per month (with effect from 1.2.2012) |
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(v) |
Community Living Supplement : HK$265 per month (with effect from 1.2.2012)
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(vi) |
Transport Supplement: HK$225 per month (with effect from 1.2.2012) |
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SOCIAL SECURITY ALLOWANCE SCHEME |
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(i) |
Asset and income limits for Normal Old Age Allowance (Limits from 1.2.2012)
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Asset Limit
(HK$) |
Monthly Income Limit
(HK$) |
| For a single person |
186,000 |
6,660 |
| For a married couple |
281,000 |
10,520 |
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(ii) |
Level of Allowance
| Type of allowance |
Amount per month (HK$) |
| Normal Old Age Allowance |
1,090 (with effect from 1.2.2012) |
| Higher Old Age Allowance |
1,090 (with effect from 1.2.2012) |
| Normal Disability Allowance |
1,395 (with effect from 1.2.2012) |
| Higher Disability Allowance |
2,790 (with effect from 1.2.2012) | |
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(iii) |
Supplement
| Type of supplement |
Amount per month (HK$) |
| Transport Supplement |
225 (with effect from 1.2.2012) | |
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Last update on : 31.1.2012 | |
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