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Introduction
After school care programme (ASCP) aims at providing supportive services for children aged six to twelve whose parents are unable to provide proper care for them during after-school hours owing to work or other reasons. Services provided include homework guidance, meal service, parent guidance and education, skill learning and other social activities. ASCP centers are operated on a self-financing and fee charging basis. SWD provides full fee waiving or half fee reduction subsidies under ASCP for needy low income families and recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.
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Objective
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To enhance self-reliance through employment among parents who fail to seek open employment or to attend employment retraining / job attachment owing to child care duties;
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To strengthen supporting services for single-parent families, new arrival families and CSSA families in child caring;
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To prevent children from being left unattended or falling prey to undesirable gangs after school.
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Types of Fee Waiving Subsidy
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Families with monthly income at or below 55% of Median Monthly Domestic Household Income (MMDHI) will receive full fee waiving.
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Families with monthly income above 55% but not exceeding 75% of MMDHI will receive half fee reduction.
The latest Median Monthly Domestic Household Income can be downloaded here:
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Eligibility for Fee Waiving Subsidy
Parents who would like to apply for full fee waiving or half fee reduction must continue working or attend employment retraining / job attachment or seek open employment. They should declare their financial condition (Applicants have to provide income proof, e.g. salary statements, bankbook. Those without income proof have to make statutory declaration about their total family income).
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Ways of application for Fee Waiving Subsidy
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Applicants can direct approach ASCP centres which can provide and approve fee waiving/subsidies according to their financial situation.
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Cases can be referred by social workers from SWD or NGOs after assessment (remarks: cases on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance must be referred by social security officers).
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Operating Housrs of Centres Providing After School Care Programmes
From Monday to Friday, there are three types of sessions in ASCP, i.e. morning session ( 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ), afternoon session ( 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. ) and late afternoon session ( 3 or 4 p.m. - or 8 p.m. ).
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List of Service Units Providing Fee Waiving Subsidies under After School Care Programme (ASCP)
The name, address and telephone number of service units providing fee waiving subsidies under ASCP can be downloaded here:
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