OLD PEOPLE'S CARE-AND-
ATTENTION HOMES- HOSTELS FOR THE DISABLED (FOR THOSE OF SEVERE
GRADE).
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1980
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$306
$362
FOR CLIENTS RECEIVING BOTH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND OLD AGE ALLOWANCE/ OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT/OR DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT (LEAVING $114- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS WOULD ALSO HAVE A LONG TERM SUPPLEMENT OF $355 PER ANNUM)
FOR CLIENTS RECEIVING
HALF-WAY HOUSES FOR
THE DISABLED.
BOTH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND DISABILITY ALLOWANCE (LEAVING
$198- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS WOULD ALSO HAVE A LONG TERM SUPPLEMENT OF $355 PER ANNUM)
$257 (LEAVING $163 FOR THOSE CLIENTS RECEIVING BOTH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND OLD AGE ALLOWANCE/OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS WOULD ALSO HAVE A LONG TERM SUPPLEMENT OF $355 PER ANNUM)
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF $72 PER MONTH FOR ACCOMMODATION, FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE, THIS CHARGE WILL BE MET SEPARATELY BY A RENT ALLOWANCE PAYABLE UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME.
+THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED THAT THE REVISED FEES WILL BE WITHIN THE MEANS OF THE MAJORITY OF OLD AND DISABLED CLIENTS IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, ANY PERSON IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE IS UNABLE TO PAY THE NEW FEES SHOULD APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE NEAREST FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
+THE GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP THE NEW FEE LEVELS UNDER CLOSE WATCH AND WILL CONSIDER ANY CHANGE THAT MIGHT BE INDICATED BEFORE THE NEXT ADJUSTMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, HE ADDED.
SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENT RATES ARE INCREASED FROM TIME TO TIME IN STEP WITH INFLATION ACCORDING TO MOVEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INDEX TO MAINTAIN THEIR REAL PURCHASING POWER.
/THEY WERE
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