24-31  Number of Payments and Amount of Subsidy Granted by Social Security Fund
Type 2005 2006 2007
Number of Amount Number of Amount Number of Amount
Payments (10 000MOP) Payments (10 000MOP) Payments (10 000MOP)
             
  Total   239071 28556 240445 26672 237136 31753
     Old Age Pension 123036 14128 158742 17383 170091 22801
     Disability Pension 8568 977 10279 1118 10838 1437
     Social Security Pension 46986 3506 41953 3470 26730 2219
     Special Payment 14598 1502 15305 1607 16463 2218
     Unemployment Benefit 8582 1861 6462 1405 5138 1076
     Sickness Allowance 1965 235 2221 268 2113 234
     Birth Allowance 2218 222 2595 260 3115 311
     Marriage Allowance 1309 131 1560 156 1657 166
     Funeral Subsidy 579 75 670 87 580 75
  Compensation for 
     Pneumoconiosis 2 53 - - 3 66
  Credit Advances to 
     Workers in Enterprises 176 230 140 190 63 295
      with Financial Problems
  Aid given to the Unemployed - 13 - - - -
  Aid given to the Unemployed
     Construction Workers 113 29 160 39 - -
  Regulation of Incentives 
    and Training for the
    Unemployed 30939 5593 358 206 345 123
  Regulation of Specific Clause
    on Professional Training-
    Training Course for       484 724
    Casino Dealers
Other 8