24-54 Social Security

Social Security Scheme	2007/2008	2008/2009	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012

Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA)
Number of Active Cases① (case)
Old Age	152270	153451	153274	154096	154176
Blind	332	323	313	289	287
Deaf	373	370	376	357	354
Physically Disabled	4697	4687	4540	4362	4214
Mentally Ill / Mentally Retarded	12380	12621	12963	13483	13521
Ill Health	24430	24861	25184	25221	25271
Single Parent	36626	36838	35922	34142	32579
Low Earnings	16872	16306	15469	14088	11765
Unemployment	31702	33379	32560	29364	26081
Others	6091	6633	7221	7330	7135
Total	285773	289469	287822	282732	275383
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	180	186	190	185	195
Social Security Allowance (SSA)
Number of Active Cases① (case)
Disability Allowance (DA)	121182	126273	129874	134909	141751
Old Age Allowance (OAA)	473159	485855	497942	508070	521486
Total	594341	612128	627816	642979	663237
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	60	88	89	91	97
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment (case)	286	248	316	228	202
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment (case)	7841	7224	7350	7203	7139
Emergency Relief
Number of Victims Assisted (person)	34	638	401	630	623


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 and 2009/10 to 2011/12 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.