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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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