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MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1992
THE PUBLICATIONS ARE AIMED
AT
PROMOTING BETTER PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIOUS FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT WHILE THE BASIC RATE COVERED ESSENTIAL
WAS NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD AND CLOTHING, THE RENT ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO COVER ACTUAL RENT UP TO A PRESCRIBED CEILING, CURRENTLY AT $743 FOR A SINGLE PERSON.
"SUPPLEMENTS ARE ALSO GIVEN TO CHILDREN, ELDERLY PERSONS, THE PARTIALLY DISABLED AND LONG-TERM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS TO COVER THEIR PERSONAL OR OTHER NEEDS, HE ADDED.
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THE SUPPLEMENT FOR A CHILD IS NOW SET AT 25 PER CENT OF THE BASIC RATE AND THOSE FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED ARE AT 60
HIGHEST PER CENT.
FOR
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CONTINUOUSLY 12 MONTHS, AN ANNUAL LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT OF $1,050 FOR A SINGLE PERSON, $2,100 FOR A FAMILY WITH TWO TO FOUR MEMBERS OR $3,150 FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE OR MORE MEMBERS ARE GIVEN TO MEET THE EXTRA COSTS INCURRED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
"SPECIAL GRANTS ARE ALSO GIVEN UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME TO COVER VARIOUS NEEDS ON INDIVIDUAL CASE BASIS, SUCH AS ESSENTIAL TRAVELLING, SCHOOLING EXPENSES, TELEPHONE EXPENSES, NURSERY FEES. SPECIAL
REMOVAL DIETS,
GRANTS AND EVEN SPECTACLES, SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATIONS FOR ALLOWANCES UNDER THE PUBLIC SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE SCHEMES MAY BE MADE DIRECT WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS.
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THE
ASSISTANCE AND
THE TO
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON THE DEPARTMENT HOTLINE 343 2255.
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