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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993
CSSA BENEFICIARIES WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SSA BECAUSE THE ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO THEM WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBSUMED INTO THE STANDARD RATE UNDER THE CSSA SCHEME, HE ADDED.
DETAILS OF THE STANDARD RATE UNDER CSSA ARE:
CATEGORY
STANDARD RATE
SINGLE PERSON
FAMILY MEMBER
ELDERLY PERSON AGED 60 OR ABOVE
$1,550
$1,285
DISABLED ADULT
50% DISABLED
$1,550
$1,285
100% DISABLED
$1,935
$1,675
REQUIRING CONSTANT
$2,835
$2,570
ATTENTION
DISABLED CHILD
50% DISABLED
$1,770
$1,510
100% DISABLED
$2,160
$1,895
REQUIRING CONSTANT
$3,055
$2,795
ATTENTION
ABLE-BODIED CHILD
$1,260
ABLE-BODIED ADULT
$1,035
$995
$895
"THE DEPARTMENT
IS
MAKING CONSIDERABLE ADMINISTRATIVE PREPARATIONS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE TWO NEW SCHEMES. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PACKAGE WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEARER THE TIME OF IMPLEMENTATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DUE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LEVEL WOULD BE MADE FOR EXISTING RECIPIENTS го ENSURE THAT RECEIVE THE NEW RATES IN GOOD TIME, HE ADDED.
OF BENEFITS THEY WOULD
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