| 22-38 Social Security  | |||||
| Social  Security Scheme | 1990/91 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 
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| Comprehensive
  Social Security Assistance① |           
   |           
   |            
   |           
   |           
   | 
|       Number of
  Active Cases②(case)         |           
   |           
   |            
   |           
   |           
   | 
|          
  Old Age | 44806 | 98765 | 112067 | 124304 | 133070 | 
|          
  Blind | 764 | 495 | 522 | 550 | 283 | 
|          
  Deaf | 216 | 195 | 218 | 210 | 215 | 
|          
  Physically Disabled | 1422 | 3209 | 3680 | 4313 | 2836 | 
|          
  Mentally Ill | 3628 | 7913 | 8735 | 9668 | 8380 | 
|          
  Temporary disability/Ill Health | 7294 | 17948 | 21364 | 25041 | 19979 | 
|          
  Single Parent Family | 3899 | 13303 | 17161 | 25613 | 25146 | 
|          
  Low Earning  | 918 | 3102 | 4714 | 7562 | 8002 | 
|          
  Unemployment | 1754 | 14964 | 19108 | 31942 | 26185 | 
|          
  Others | 1974 | 6826 | 8076 | 3616 | 3919 | 
|          
  Total | 66675 | 166720 | 195645 | 232819 | 228015 | 
|        Amount(HK$
  million) | 960.1 | 7127.8 | 9441.3 | 13028.7 | 13623.4 | 
| Social
  Security Allowance③ |  |  |  |  |  | 
|         Number
  of Active Cases②            
  (case) |  |  |  |  |  | 
|           
  Disability allowance | 65387 | 72264 | 77051 | 81741 | 89617 | 
|           
  Old Age Allowance | 379130 | 437827 | 440814 | 445001 | 445835 | 
|           
  total | 444517 | 510091 | 517865 | 526742 | 535452 | 
|         Amount(HK$
  million) | 2159.8 | 4041.6 | 4420.2 | 4737.3 | 4883.3 | 
| Criminal
  and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation |  |  |  |  |  | 
|         Number
  of Cases Authorized for Payment (Case) | 801 | 568 | 604 | 557 | 447 | 
| Traffic
  Accident Victims Assistances |   |  |  |  |  | 
|         
  Number of Cases Authorized for Payment (Case) | 5310 | 5558 | 5655 | 5809 | 5797 | 
| Emergency
  Relief |  |  |  |  |  | 
|         
  Number of Victims Assisted (person) | 2182 | 807 | 1082 | 1097 | 2643 | 
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| Notes:
  ①As feom 1.7.1993 onwards, the Pubic Assistance Scheme has
  been replaced by the Comprehensive Scocial Security
  Assistance (CSSA)               
  Scheme which includes payments of Disability Allowance and Old Age Allowance
  to CSSA recipients Hence, figures as from 1993/94                
  and those of previous periods are not
  strictly comparable.    
             
  ②Figures are
  as at end of the financial year. Financial year is from 1 April to 31 March.
  Active case refer to cases being handled which include                
  new aopplication,
  cases being reviewed, case being paid and cases suspended for payment pending
  review.           
  ③As from 1.7.1993
  onwards, the Special Needs Allowances Scheme was renamed as the Social
  Security Allowance(SSA)Scheme, Recipients               
  who are eligible for both the previous Public
  Assistance and the previous Special Needs Allowance are not covered under the
  SSA scheme.               
  Hence, figures as from 1993/94 and those of previous periods are not
  strictly comparable.  | |||||