24-54 Social Security
Social  Security Scheme	2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009	2009/2010	2010/2011
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA)
Number of Active Cases①  (case)
Old Age	152788	152270	153451	153274	154096
Blind	342	332	323	313	289
Deaf	408	373	370	376	357
Physically Disabled	4874	4697	4687	4540	4362
Mentally Ill / Mentally Retarded	12384	12380	12621	12963	13483
Ill Health	24292	24430	24861	25184	25221
Single Parent	38278	36626	36838	35922	34142
Low Earnings	18039	16872	16306	15469	14088
Unemployment	36744	31702	33379	32560	29364
Others	6055	6091	6633	7221	7330
Total	294204	285773	289469	287822	282732
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	176	180	186	190	185
Social Security Allowance (SSA)
Number of Active Cases①  (case)
Disability Allowance (DA)	117202	121182	126273	129874	134909
Old Age Allowance (OAA)	466272	473159	485855	497942	508070
Total	583474	594341	612128	627816	642979
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	55	60	88	89	91
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment  (case)	292	286	248	316	228
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment  (case)	7604	7841	7224	7350	7203
Emergency Relief
Number of Victims Assisted                   (person)	60	34	638	401	630
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, 2009/10 and 2010/11 (provisional figure) including the provision of one additional month of standard rate of
CSSA payment and one additional month of allowance to CSSA and SSA recipients of the year respectively.  As for the expenditure of
2008/09 including the provision of two additional months of standard rate of CSSA payment to CSSA recipients, two additional months
of allowance to DA recipients, and a one-off grant of $3,000 and two additional months of allowance to OAA recipients.