Table 22: Inemployment benefits
Territory
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Type of
Title of
legislation/
sche me
Coverage
Source of funds
Hong Kong
Social assistance
Public. Assistance Scheme
Needy families and individuals whose income falls below a prescribed level
From public funds
Indonesia
Nil
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CONFIDENTIAL
Qualifying conditions
(a) A person below 15 or above 55 years, whose income is below the public assistance level.
(b) An able-bodied unemployed person above
15 and under 55 years who is actively
seeking employment and has registered with the Local Employment Service of the Labour Department for a month after date of application.
(c) An able-bodied person over 15 and under
55 years who has family commitments. e.g. remain at home to look after young children, or are receiving education or vocational training. (d) Unless medical evidence shows that the applicant is not fit for work, for a person whose condition belongs to (a) or (c) above, residence of 1 year in Hong Kong is required. For a person whose condition belongs to (b), residence of 2 years in Hong Kong is necessary.
Benefits
Public assistance:
For a single person on his own:
HK$180 per month
For a family (per month):
HK$ 130 for each of the first three members, HK$105 for each of the next three, and HK$80 for each additional member.
Administrative organisation
Social Welf are Department
Nil (Under the Self-Help Projects Law the Government will provide temporary jobs (e.g. public works) to those unemployed until they have found reasonable jobs)
Korea (Republic
of)
Malaysia
Nil
The
Nil
Philippines
Singapore
Nil
Thailand
Nil