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postal submission starts 2018-04-25 CSSA caseload for March 2018 2018-04-24 Special one-off arrangement under Guangdong Scheme to expire at end of June 2018-04-03 SWD makes arrangements for the elderly to apply for Higher Old Age Living Allowance by phases from today 2018-03-21 CSSA caseload for February 2018 2018-03-06 Fujian Scheme opens for application from today 2018-02-28 CSSA caseload for January 2018 2018-01-26 Welfare allowances to be adjusted upwards in February 2018-01-24 CSSA caseload for December 2017 2017-12-20 CSSA caseload for November 2017 2017-11-22 CSSA caseload for October 2017 2017-10-25 CSSA caseload for September 2017 2017-09-20 CSSA caseload for August 2017 2017-08-23 CSSA caseload for July 2017 2017-07-19 CSSA caseload for June 2017 2017-06-21 CSSA caseload for May 2017 2017-06-14 SWD to re-launch one-year Special One-off Arrangement under the Guangdong Scheme in July 2017-06-12 Social Security recipients to get one-off additional payment this month 2017-05-24 CSSA caseload for April 2017 2017-05-19 Upward adjustment of asset limits for Old Age Living Allowance and Guangdong Scheme with retrospective effect from May 1 2017-04-26 CSSA caseload for March 2017 2017-03-22 CSSA caseload for February 2017 2017-03-17 Relaxation of asset limits for existing Old Age Living Allowance and Guangdong Scheme 2017-02-22 CSSA caseload for January 2017 2017-01-25 Arrangement for relatives of elderly persons applying for CSSA on their own to make declarations on financial support to be abolished in February 2017-01-25 CSSA caseload for December 2016 2017-01-16 Welfare allowances to be adjusted upwards in February 2016-12-21 CSSA caseload for November 2016-11-23 CSSA caseload for October 2016-10-19 CSSA caseload for September 2016-10-07 SWD's response to media enquiries on CSSA payment 2016-09-21 CSSA caseload for August 2016-08-22 CSSA caseload for July 2016-07-20 CSSA caseload for June 2016-06-22 CSSA caseload for May 2016-06-02 Social Security recipients to get one-off additional payment and back payment with retrospective effect from February 1 this month 2016-05-18 CSSA caseload for April 2016-04-20 CSSA caseload for March 2016-03-23 CSSA caseload for February 2016-02-24 CSSA caseload for January 2016-01-31 Maximum rent allowance under Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme to be adjusted upwards in February 2016-01-20 CSSA caseload for December 2015 2015-12-23 CSSA caseload for November 2015-11-18 CSSA caseload for October 2015-10-21 CSSA caseload for September 2015-09-23 CSSA caseload for August 2015-08-19 CSSA caseload for July 2015-07-22 CSSA caseload for June 2015-07-20 Social Security recipients to get one-off additional payment this Friday 2015-06-24 CSSA caseload for May 2015-06-22 Social security payment rates to be adjusted with retrospective effect from February 1 2015-05-20 CSSA caseload for April 2015-04-29 CSSA caseload for March 2015-03-18 CSSA caseload for February 2015-02-18 CSSA caseload for January 2015-01-29 Maximum rent allowance under CSSA Scheme to be adjusted upwards in February 2015-01-21 CSSA caseload for December 2014 2014-12-24 CSSA caseload for November 2014-11-19 CSSA caseload for October 2014-11-02 Two-year grace period of OALA to expire soon 2014-10-22 CSSA caseload for September 2014-09-28 Two-year grace period of OALA to expire at end November 2014-09-24 CSSA caseload for August 2014-09-14 Special arrangement in first year of Guangdong Scheme to expire soon 2014-08-31 Special arrangement for first year of Guangdong Scheme to expire at end of September 2014-08-20 CSSA caseload for July 2014-08-04 Social security recipients to get one-off additional payment 2014-07-23 CSSA caseload for June 2014-07-20 Special arrangement in first year of Guangdong Scheme to expire at end of September 2014-06-18 CSSA caseload for May 2014-05-21 CSSA caseload for April 2014-04-23 CSSA caseload for March 2014-04-16 Rent allowance for Tenants Purchase Scheme households under CSSA Scheme available for application 2014-03-31 Post-secondary students of CSSA families to be included in rent allowance calculation 2014-03-19 CSSA caseload for February 2014-03-09 SWD reminds elderly to return OALA Postal Review Forms 2014-02-19 CSSA caseload for January 2014-02-17 SWD to conduct postal review on OALA Auto-conversion cases 2014-01-27 Welfare allowances to be adjusted upwards in February 2014-01-22 CSSA caseload for December 2013