23-54  Social Security
Social  Security Scheme	2004/2005	2005/2006	2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
Number of Active Cases①  (case)
Old Age	150399	151918	152788	152270	153451
Blind	320	338	342	332	323
Deaf	381	391	408	373	370
Physically Disabled	4845	4886	4874	4697	4687
Mentally Ill / Mentally Retarded	11374	12055	12384	12380	12621
Ill Health	23341	23922	24292	24430	24861
Single Parent	39821	39497	38278	36626	36838
Low Earnings	16902	18237	18039	16872	16306
Unemployment	44224	40658	36744	31702	33379
Others	5081	5532	6055	6091	6633
Total	296688	297434	294204	285773	289469
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	176	178	176	180	186@
Social Security Allowance
Number of Active Cases①  (case)
Disability Allowance	109959	113111	117202	121182	126273
Old Age Allowance	457900	461024	466272	473159	485855
Total	567859	574135	583474	594341	612128
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	52	53	55	60	88@
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment  (case)	431	413	292	286	247
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment  (case)	7360	7893	7604	7841	7224
Emergency Relief
Number of Victims Assisted  (persons)	77	604	60	34	638
Notes : Figures are as at end of the financial year.  Financial year is from 1 April to 31 March of the next year, unless otherwise specified.
① Active cases refer to cases being handled which include new applications, cases being reviewed, cases being paid and cases suspended
for payment pending review.
② Expenditure of 2007/08 including the additional one month of standard rate payment and the additional one month of allowance to CSSA
and SSA cases of the year respectively.  As for the expenditure of 2008/09 (provisional figure) including the additional two months of
standard rate payment to CSSA cases, the additional two months of allowance to SSA cases and the one-off grant of $3,000 to OAA cases.