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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993
LONG TERM ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT
(FOR THOSE HOUSEHOLDS IN RECEIPT OF PA FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE)
(A) FOR A SINGLE PERSON
$1,050
$1,145
(B) FOR A FAMILY COMPRISING TWO TO FOUR MEMBERS
$2,100
$2,290
(C) FOR A FAMILY COMPRISING
$3,150
$3.435
FIVE OR MORE MEMBERS
MEAL ALLOWANCE
$142
$154
(FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING FULL-DAY
SCHOOLS AND REQUIRED TO TAKE
LUNCH AWAY FROM HOME)
SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES
(A) OLD AGE ALLOWANCE
(I) NORMAL RATE
$113
$450
(FOR THOSE AGED BETWEEN 65 AND 69)
(II) HIGHER RATE
$470
$510
(FOR THOSE AGED 70 AND OVER)
(B) DISABILITY ALLOWANCE
(1) NORMAL RATE
(II) HIGHER RATE
$825
$1,650
$900
$1,800
(FOR THOSE IN NEED OF
CONSTANT ATTENDANCE)
IMPROVEMENTS
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO ENDORSED A PACKAGE OF TO THE PA AND SNA SCHEMES WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR, ESTIMATED AT $136.7 MILLION IN 1993/94 AND $182.2 MILLION FOR A FULL YEAR IN ANNUAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.
BY THAT TIME, A NEW SCHEME, COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CSSA) SCHEME, WILL REPLACE THE PA SCHEME.
THE SNA SCHRMB WILL BE RETITLED THE SOCIAL SECURITY ALLOWANCE (SSA) SCHEME.
"THE NEW SCHEME ENSURES THAT THOSE IN NEED WILL. RECEIVE MORE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE CSSA SCHEME, AS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY SPEECH ON OCTOBER 7 LAST YEAR," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE LEVEL OF BENEFITS UNDER THE SSA SCHEME WOULD BE THE SAME AS UNDER THE SNA SCHEME, HE EXPLAINED.
/CSSA BENEFICIARIES