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SOCIAL SECURITY |
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COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCHEME |
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(i) |
Asset Limits
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) held by the applicant and his/her family members must not exceed the prescribed limit:
* including those in Hong Kong, Macau, the Mainland or overseas countries/territories
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Single person cases
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Asset Limit (HK$) |
| Able-bodied adult |
22,000 |
| Non-able-bodied adult (i.e. a child, an elderly, a disabled person or a person medically certified to be in ill-health) |
34,000 |
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Family cases
(a) Cases involving any able-bodied adult
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Able-bodied adults/children |
Elderly, disabled persons or persons medically certified to be in ill-health |
| No. of such members |
Asset limit (HK$) |
No. of such members# |
Asset limit (HK$) |
| 1 |
14,500 |
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34,000 |
| 2 |
29,000 |
2 |
51,000 |
| 3 |
43,500 |
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68,000 |
| 4 or above |
58,000 |
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85,000 |
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5 |
102,000 |
| 6 |
119,000 |
# [For example, the asset limits of a 7-member family, including two able-bodied adults, three able-bodied children, one disabled child and one elderly person, is $109,000 (i.e. $58,000 + $51,000)]
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(b) Cases involving no able-bodied adult
| No. of such members# |
Asset limit (HK$) |
| 2 |
51,000 |
| 3 |
68,000 |
| 4 |
85,000 |
| 5 |
102,000 |
| 6 |
119,000 |
# (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 1.8.2008)
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Amount of standard rates per month (HK$) |
| Single person |
Family member |
| Elderly person aged 60 or above |
| Able-bodied/50% disabled |
2,475 |
2,335 |
| 100% disabled |
3,000 |
2,650 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
4,220 |
3,870 |
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| Ill-health/Disabled adult aged under 60 |
| Ill-health/50% disabled |
2,100 |
1,900 |
| 100% disabled |
2,620 |
2,265 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
3,830 |
3,480 |
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| Disabled child |
| 50% disabled |
2,795 |
2,435 |
| 100% disabled |
3,310 |
2,960 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
4,525 |
4,180 |
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Single
person |
In a family comprising |
not more than 2 able-bodied adults/
children |
3 able-bodied adults/
children |
4 or more able-bodied adults/
children |
| Able-bodied adult aged under 60 |
| Single parent/Family carer |
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1,900 |
1,715 |
1,520 |
| Other adult |
1,750 |
1,555 |
1,405 |
1,255 |
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| Able-bodied child |
2,100 |
1,740 |
1,560 |
1,390 |
[Note : For the purpose of payment of standard rates, a child is defined as one aged below 15 or aged 15-21 receiving full-time education (students receiving post-secondary education are normally not eligible under the Scheme), while an ill-health or disabled person must obtain medical certification on his/her health condition from a doctor of a public hospital or clinic.] |
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Long-term Supplement (Rates from 1.8.2008)
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Rate per year (HK$) |
| Single person |
1,550 |
| Family comprising 2 to 4 members who are old, disabled or medically certified to be in ill-health |
3,110 |
| Family comprising 5 or more members who are old, disabled or medically certified to be in ill-health |
3,825 | |
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Single Parent Supplement : HK$245 per month (with effect from 1.8.2008) |
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(v) |
Community Living Supplement : HK$110 per month (with effect from 1.8.2008)
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(vi) |
Transport Supplement: HK$200 per month (with effect from 1.7.2008) |
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SOCIAL SECURITY ALLOWANCE SCHEME |
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(i) |
Asset and income limits for Normal Old Age Allowance
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Asset Limit
(HK$) |
Monthly Income Limit
(HK$) |
| For a single person |
169,000 |
5,910 |
| For a married couple |
254,000 |
9,740 |
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Level of Allowance
| Type of allowance |
Amount per month (HK$) |
| Normal Old Age Allowance |
625 |
| Higher Old Age Allowance |
705 |
| Normal Disability Allowance |
1,170 (with effect from 1.2.2008) |
| Higher Disability Allowance |
2,340 (with effect from 1.2.2008) | |
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(iii) |
Supplement
| Type of supplement |
Amount per month (HK$) |
| Transport Supplement |
200 (with effect from 1.7.2008) | |
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Last update on : 31.7.2008 | |
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