2022-23 Annual Service Provision and Statistics
Objectives
Rehabilitation services aim at assisting persons with disabilities to become full members of the community by developing their physical, mental and social capabilities to the fullest possible extent and by promoting their integration into the community.
Service Provision and Statistics
To achieve the above aims, SWD, through subvention to NGOs, provides a full range of social rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities. At the end of March 2023, there were 18 811 pre-school places, 19 741 day places and 15 484 residential places with relevant breakdown of service places shown in the table below.
| Rehabilitation Services | Places |
|---|---|
| Pre-school Rehabilitation Services | |
| Early Education and Training Centre | 4 393 |
| Special Child Care Centre | 2 364 |
| Integrated Programme in Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centre | 1 980 |
| On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services | 10 074 |
| Sub-total | 18 811 |
| Day Services | |
| Day Activity Centre | 5 865 |
| Sheltered Workshop | 5 399 |
| Supported Employment | 1 633 |
| Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services Centre | 5 648 |
| Integrated Vocational Training Centre (Day Service) | 453 |
| On the Job Training Programme for People with Disabilities | 432 |
| Sunnyway - On the Job Training Programme for Young People with Disabilities | 311 |
| Sub-total | 19 741 |
| Residential Services | |
| Residential Special Child Care Centre | 122 |
| Long Stay Care Home | 1 587 |
| Halfway House | 1 594 |
| Hostel for Moderately Mentally Handicapped Persons | 2 851 |
| Hostel for Severely Mentally Handicapped Persons | 4 112 |
| Care-and-Attention Home for Severely Disabled Persons | 1 132 |
| Hostel for Severely Physically Handicapped Persons | 715 |
| Care-and-Attention Home for the Aged Blind | 828 |
| Supported Hostel | 866 |
| Small Group Home for Mildly Mentally Handicapped Children / Integrated Small Group Home | 128 |
| Integrated Vocational Training Centre (Residential Service) | 170 |
| Bought Place Scheme for Private Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities | 1 379 |
| Sub-total | 15 484 |
| Grand Total | 54 036 |
The “Training Subsidy Programme for Children on the Waiting List of Subvented Pre-school Rehabilitation Services” (TSP) had been regularised since 1 October 2014. The Programme aims to provide training subsidy for children from low income families on the waiting list of subvented pre-school rehabilitation services, which enables them to acquire training and treatment provided by recognised service providers so as to facilitate their learning and development while waiting for subvented services. To further enhance the support for children on the waiting list of SCCCs [including Residential Special Child Care Centres (RSCCC)], the Government has provided a non-means-tested training subsidy for these children with effect from 1 October 2017 and increased the number of subsidy places under TSP to about 3 000 per year. As at 31 March 2023, there were 1 644 higher level subsidy places for children waitlisted for SCCCs, and 1 545 normal level subsidy places for children waitlisted for Early Education and Training Centres, the Integrated Programme in KG-cum-CCCs or On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services.