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Social Security

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

  • 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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