Statistics and Figures on Social Security
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| 1. |
Number of cases and applications by type of social security scheme
|
Type of Scheme |
Number of cases
(as at 30.9.2008)
|
Number of applications
(1.4.2008 to 30.9.2008)
|
|
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme |
282 932 |
22 784 |
|
Portable CSSA Scheme |
3 028 |
201
|
|
Social Security Allowance (SSA) Scheme |
Old Age Allowance |
476 549 |
22 090 |
| Disability Allowance |
124 527 |
10 653 |
|
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Scheme |
526 |
202
|
|
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Scheme |
6 228 |
4 329 |
|
| 2. |
CSSA Key Statistics (September 2008)
A. CSSA caseload by nature of case
|
Nature of case |
Number of cases |
Change over preceding month
(%) |
Change over same month of preceding year (%) |
|
Old Age |
151 205 |
-0.1
|
-0.8 |
|
Permanent Disability |
17 781 |
0.2 |
-1.3 |
|
Ill Health |
24 393 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
|
Single Parent |
36 148 |
-0.5 |
-4.5 |
|
Low Earnings |
16 197 |
-1.3 |
-8.2 |
|
Unemployment |
31 022 |
-0.3 |
-10.4
|
|
Others |
6 186 |
-0.1
|
0.3 |
|
Total |
282 932 |
-0.2 |
-2.9
|
B. Number of CSSA recipients by age
|
Age group of recipients |
Number of recipients |
Change over
preceding month
(%)
|
Change over
same month of
preceding year (%)
|
|
Aged less than 15 |
90 954 |
-0.6 |
-9.5
|
|
Aged 15-59 |
198 748
|
-3.7 |
-6.4 |
|
Aged 60 or over |
184 727 |
*
|
-1.1 |
|
Total |
474 429
|
-1.7 |
-5.1 | * Change within +/- 0.05%
|
| 3. |
Number of SSA cases by type of allowance (September 2008)
| Type of allowance |
Number of cases |
Change over
preceding month
(%) |
Change over
same month of
preceding year
(%)
|
Higher Old Age
Allowance |
408 668 |
0.3 |
3.2
|
Normal Old Age
Allowance |
67 881
|
-0.5
|
-4.9 |
|
Sub-total
for Old Age Allowance |
476 549 |
0.2 |
2.0
|
| |
| Higher Disability Allowance |
15 585 |
0.7
|
4.6 |
Normal Disability
Allowance |
108 942 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
|
Sub-total
for Disability Allowance |
124 527 |
0.6
|
4.2
|
| |
|
SSA Total |
601 076 |
0.3 |
2.4
|
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