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SOCIAL SECURITY
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COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCHEME |
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(i) |
Asset Limits (Limits from 1.2.2021)
The total value of the capital assets *(including land/properties, cash, bank savings, cash value of insurance policies, pre-surrender/surrender value of annuity schemes, investments in stocks and shares, and other readily realizable assets) of the applicant and his/her family members must not exceed the prescribed limit:
* including those in Hong Kong, Macao, the Mainland or overseas
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Single person cases
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Asset Limit (HK$) |
| Able-bodied adult |
33,000 |
| Child, elderly person, disabled person or person medically certified to be in ill-health |
50,000 |
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Family cases
(a) Cases involving any able-bodied adult
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Able-bodied adults/children
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Elderly persons, disabled persons or persons medically certified to be in ill-health
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| No. of such members |
Asset limit (HK$) |
No. of such members# |
Asset limit (HK$) |
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22,000 |
1 |
50,000 |
| 2 |
44,000 |
2 |
75,000 |
| 3 |
66,000 |
3 |
100,000 |
| 4 or above |
88,000 |
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125,000 |
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150,000 |
| 6 |
175,000 |
[For example, the asset limit of a 7-member family, including two able-bodied adults, three able-bodied children, one disabled child and one elderly person, is $163,000 (i.e. $88,000＋ $75,000)]
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(b) Cases involving no able-bodied adult
| No. of such members# |
Asset limit (HK$) |
| 2 |
75,000 |
| 3 |
100,000 |
| 4 |
125,000 |
| 5 |
150,000 |
| 6 |
175,000 |
# (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 1.2.2021) |
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Amount of standard rates per month (HK$) |
| Single person |
Family member |
| Elderly person aged 65 or above |
| Able-bodied/50% disabled |
3,815 |
3,590 |
| 100% disabled |
4,610 |
4,075 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
6,485 |
5,945 |
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| Ill-health/Disabled adult aged under 65 |
| Ill-health/50% disabled |
3,815 |
3,590
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| 100% disabled |
4,610 |
4,075 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
6,485 |
5,945 |
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| Disabled child |
| 50% disabled |
4,290
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3,735 |
| 100% disabled |
5,085 |
4,545 |
| Requiring constant attendance |
6,955 |
6,420 |
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Single
person |
In a family comprising |
not more than 2 able-bodied adults/
children |
3 able-bodied adults/
children |
4 or more able-bodied adults/
children |
Able-bodied adult aged under 65 |
| Single parent/Family carer |
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2,915 |
2,635 |
2,335 |
| Other adult |
2,685 |
2,395 |
2,160 |
1,925 |
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| Able-bodied child |
3,230 |
2,675 |
2,400 |
2,145 |
[Note : For the purpose of payment of standard rates:
－a child is defined as one aged below 15 or aged 15-21 receiving full-time education (students receiving post-secondary education are normally not eligible under the Scheme)
－ an ill-health or disabled person must obtain medical certification on his/her health condition from a doctor of a public hospital or clinic
－an elderly person is defined as one aged 65 or above, or aged between 60 and 64 who have received elderly CSSA before 1 February 2019] |
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(iii) |
Long-term Supplement (Rates from 1.2.2021)
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Rate per year (HK$) |
| Single person |
2,385 |
| Family comprising 2 or more members who are old, disabled or medically certified to be in ill-health |
4,765 |
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(iv) |
Single Parent Supplement : HK$380 per month (with effect from 1.2.2021)
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(v) |
Community Living Supplement : HK$360 per month (with effect from 1.2.2021)
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(vi) |
Transport Supplement: HK$305 per month (with effect from 1.2.2021)
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(vii) |
Residential Care Supplement: HK$360 per month (with effect from 1.2.2021)
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| (viii) Employment Support Supplement: HK$1,130 per month (with effect from 1.2.2021) |
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SOCIAL SECURITY ALLOWANCE SCHEME |
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(i) |
Asset and income limits for Normal Old Age Living Allowance (including Normal Old Age Living Allowance under the Guangdong Scheme and Fujian Scheme)
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Asset Limit
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Monthly Income Limit
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(effective from
1 February 2021)
(HK$)
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(effective from 1 February 2021) (HK$) |
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For a single person
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365,000
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10,330 |
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For a married couple
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554,000
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15,620 |
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(ii)
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Asset and income limits for Higher Old Age Living Allowance (including Higher Old Age Living Allowance under the Guangdong Scheme and Fujian Scheme)
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Asset Limit |
Monthly Income Limit
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(effective from
1 February 2021)
(HK$)
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(effective from 1 February 2021) (HK$) |
For a single person
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159,000 |
10,330 |
For a married couple
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241,000 |
15,620 |
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(iii) |
Level of Allowance (with effect from 1.2.2021)
| Type of allowance |
Amount per month (HK$) |
| Old Age Allowance |
1,475 |
| Normal Old Age Living Allowance |
2,845 |
| Higher Old Age Living Allowance |
3,815 |
| Old Age Allowance under Guangdong Scheme |
1,475 |
| Normal Old Age Living Allowance under Guangdong Scheme |
2,845 |
| Higher Old Age Living Allowance under Guangdong Scheme |
3,815 |
| Old Age Allowance under Fujian Scheme |
1,475 |
| Normal Old Age Living Allowance under Fujian Scheme |
2,845 |
| Higher Old Age Living Allowance under Fujian Scheme |
3,815 |
| Normal Disability Allowance |
1,885 |
| Higher Disability Allowance |
3,770 |
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(iv) |
Supplement (with effect from 1.2.2021)
| Type of supplement |
Amount per month (HK$) |
| Transport Supplement |
305 |
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Last update on : 1.2.2021
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