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Social Security Scheme |
1990/91 |
1995/96 |
1996/97 |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
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Comprehensive Social Security Assistance① |
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Number of Active Cases② (case) |
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Old Age |
44806 |
84243 |
98765 |
112067 |
124304 |
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Blind |
764 |
460 |
495 |
522 |
550 |
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Deaf |
216 |
143 |
195 |
218 |
210 |
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Physically Disabled |
1422 |
2543 |
3209 |
3680 |
4313 |
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Mentally Ill |
3628 |
6912 |
7913 |
8735 |
9668 |
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Ill Health |
7294 |
14450 |
17948 |
21364 |
25041 |
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Single Parent Family |
3899 |
8982 |
13303 |
17161 |
25613 |
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Low Earnings |
918 |
1814 |
3102 |
4714 |
7562 |
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Unemployed |
1754 |
10131 |
14964 |
19108 |
31942 |
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Others |
1974 |
6523 |
6826 |
8076 |
3616 |
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Total |
66675 |
136201 |
166720 |
195645 |
232819 |
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Amount (HK＄ million) |
960.1 |
4831.1 |
7127.8 |
9441.3 |
13028.7 |
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Social Security Allowance③ |
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Number of Active Cases② (case) |
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Disability Allowance |
65387 |
68180 |
72264 |
77051 |
81741 |
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Old Age Allowance |
379130 |
429986 |
437827 |
440814 |
445001 |
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Total |
444517 |
498166 |
510091 |
517865 |
526742 |
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Amount (HK＄ million) |
2159.8 |
3682.7 |
4041.6 |
4420.2 |
4737.3 |
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Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation |
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Number of Cases Authorized for Payment (case) |
801 |
555 |
568 |
604 |
557 |
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Traffic Accident Victims Assistance |
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Number of Cases Authorized for Payment (case) |
5310 |
5102 |
5558 |
5655 |
5809 |
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Emergency Relief |
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Number of Victims Assisted (person) |
2182 |
3261 |
807 |
1082 |
1097 |
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Notes:
①As from 1.7.1993 onwards,
the Public Assistance Scheme has been replaced by the Comprehensive Social |
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Security
Assistance (CSSA) Scheme which includes payments of Disability Allowance and
Old Age |
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Allowance
to CSSA recipients. Hence, figures as from 1993/94 and those of previous
periods are not |
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strictly
comparable. |
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②Figures are as at end of
the financial year. Financial year from 1 April to 31 March. Active cases |
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refer
to cases being handled which include new applications, cases being reviewed,
cases being paid |
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and cases suspended for payment pending review. |
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③As from 1.7.1993 onwards, the Special Needs Allowance Scheme was renamed as the Social Security |
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Allowance (SSA) Scheme. Recipients who are eligible for both the previous Public Assistance and the |
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previous Special Needs Allowance are not covered under the SSA Scheme. Hence, figures as from 1993/94 |
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and those of previous periods are not strictly comparable. |
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