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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1988

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FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES

FOLLOWING THE

FAMILIES ON PUBLIC

ANOTHER PACKAGE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOCIAL COME INTO EFFECT ON APRIL

DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE PAYMENT RATES OF INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ENHANCED OF INTRODUCTION ASSISTANCE FROM

1.

1, A

SPOKESMAN

PAYMENTS FOR LARGE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, SECURITY SCHEMES WILL FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE

THE

PUBLIC

ASSISTANCE

SCHEME WILL

BE

BASIC SCALE RATES PER MONTH

FAMILY SIZE

SINGLE PERSON

FAMILY:

1ST MEMBER

2ND MEMBER

3RD MEMBER

4TH MEMBER

5TH AND EACH ADDITIONAL MEMBER

CURRENT SCALE ($)

NEW SCALE

510

560

380

420

380

420

370

410

370

410

360

400

CORRESPONDINGLY, OTHER SUPÅLEMENTARY PAYMENTS UNDER THE

WILL ALSO BE INCREASED.

SCHEME

70 WILL THE OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT PER MONTH FOR THOSE AGED BELOW

THOSE AGRD 70 ph ABOVE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $255 TO $280 WHILE RECEIVE A BIGGER INCREASE, FROM $255 TO $320.

THE DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT WILL LIKEWISE BE INCREASED REPLACING THE EXISTING RATE OF $255.

TO $280,

A SINGLE THE NEW ANNUAL LONG TERM SUPPLEMENT WILL BE $710 FOR

FOUR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AND PERSON; $1,120 FOR A FAMILY WITH TWO TO

MEMBERS, AS COMPARED $2,130 FOR A FAMILY WITH FIVE OR MORE ELIGIBLE WITH THE EXISTING RATES OF $645, $1,290 AND $1,935 RESPECTIVELY.

THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE SCHEME INCLUDE

ALLOWANCE AND A 10 PER CENT INTRODUCATION OF A HIGHER DISABILITY INCREASE IN THE RATE OF THE EXISTING "NORMAL" DISABILITY ALLOWANCE.

THE NORMAL