FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES REVISED
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (FRIDAY) APPROVED THE INCREASE IN THE PAYMENT RATES UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PA) AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES (SNA) SCHEMES, ESTIMATED AT $373.4 MILLION IN ANNUAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.
THE PA AND SNA RECIPIENTS WILL HAVE THEIR PAYMENTS INCREASED BY NINE PER CENT AS A RESULT OF THE REVISION FROM NEXT MONTH, A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE PAYMENTS WAS IN LINE WITH THE RATE SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE SOCIAL PAYMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
INFLATION SECURITY
DETAILS OF THE NEW RATES ARE:
CATEGORY
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
EXISTING SCALE
NEW SCALE
SINGLE PERSON
$825
$900
FAMILY: 1ST MEMBER
$620
$675
2ND MEMBER
$620
$675
3RD MEMBER
$610
$665
4TH MEMBER
$610
$665
5TH AND EACH
$600
$655
ADDITIONAL MEMBER
OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT
(A) FOR A PA RECIPIENT WHO IS
$413
$450
AGED BETWEEN 60 AND 69 AND IS NOT IN RECEIPT OF A SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
(B) FOR A PA RECIPIENT WHO IS
AGED 70 OR ABOVE AND IS NOT
IN RECEIPT OF A SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
$470
$510
DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT
$413
$450
(FOR A PA RECIPIENT WHO IS PARTIALLY DISABLED AND IS NOT IN RECEIPT OF AN OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT OR A SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE)
CHILD SUPPLEMENT
$205
$225
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