WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993
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NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PACKAGE EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PACKAGE INCLUDING THE COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CSSA) SCHEME AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ALLOWANCE (SSA) SCHEME WILL COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ΤΟ REPLACE THE EXISTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PA) SCHEME AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE (SNA) SCHEME.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING SYSTEM, THE BASIC RATE AND SUPPLEMENTS (EXCEPT FOR THE LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT) UNDER THE PA SCHEME AND BENEFITS UNDER THE SNA SCHEME WOULD BE CONSOLIDATED INTO A STANDARD RATE FOR BACH CATEGORY OF PA RECIPIENTS UNDER THE NEW CSSA SCHEME.
OTHER SPECIAL GRANTS, LIKE RENT ALLOWANCE, DIETARY ALLOWANCE, ALLOWANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES AND SO ON WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS UNDER THE NEW CSSA SCHEME.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING FOR PA RECIPIENTS, THE STANDARD RATES UNDER THE NEW SCHEME WILL PROVIDE REAL INCREASES BETWEEN 4% AND 37% OVER THE LEVELS OF PAYMENTS UNDER THE EXISTING PA AND SNA SCHEME.
THE NEW STANDARD RATES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF RECIPIENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ELDERLY PERSON
DISABLED ADULT
STANDARD RATE
SINGLE PERSON
FAMILY MEMBER
{$ PER MONTH}
{$ PER MONTH)
1.550
1,285
50% DISABLED
1,550
1,285
100% DISABLED
1,935
1,675
REQUIRING CONSTANT
2,835
2,570
ATTENDANCE
DISABLED CHILD
50% DISABLED
1,770
1,510
100% DISABLED
2,160
1.895
REQUIRING CONSTANT
3,055
2,795
ATTENDANCE
/ABLE-BODIES ADULT