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ELDERLY PERSON

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STANDARD RATE

SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1993

SINGLE PERSON

FAMILY MEMBER

($ PER MONTH)

(S PER MONTH)

1,550

1,285

DISABLED ADULT

50% DISABLED

1,550

1.285

100% DISABLED

1,935

1,675

REQUIRING CONSTANT ATTENDANCE

2,835

2,570

DISABLED CHILD

50% DISABLED

1,770

1,510

100% DISABLED

2,160

1,895

REQUIRING CONSTANT ATTENDANCE

3,055

2,795

ABLE-BODIED ADULT

1,035

895

ABLE-BODIED CHILD

1,260

995

"TO IMPLEMENT THE PACKAGE, ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN DEPARTMENT TO COMBINE BENEFITS UNDER THE SNA WITH PA RECIPIENTS OF BOTH SCHEMES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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THEY WILL RECEIVE THE COMBINED PAYMENTS IN JUNE STANDARD RATES FROM JULY 1.

TAKEN BY THE PAYMENTS FOR

AND THE NEW

IN A FAMILY CASE, THE APPLICANT WILL RECEIVE THE FAMILY'S TOTAL ENTITLEMENT WHICH WILL EMBRACE THE STANDARD RATES PAYABLE TO OTHER ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.

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"IN ADDITION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BENEFITS THAT IS OLD AGE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY ALLOWANCE UNDER THE SSA SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED WHO WILL NOT RECEIVE THE CSSA PAYMENT, HE SAID.

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THE CURRENT RULE, ALLOWING 45 DAYS OF ABSENCE FROM THE TERRITORY FOR PA RECIPIENTS AND 119 DAYS ABSENCE FOR SNA RECIPIENTS BEFORE BENEFITS ARE SUSPENDED, WILL ALSO BE RELAXED ΤΟ 60 DAYS FOR ABLE-BODIED RECIPIENTS AND 180 DAYS FOR ALL. ELDERLY AND DISABLED RECIPIENTS UNDER THE CSSA AND 180 DAYS FOR SSA RECIPIENTS.

"ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PAYMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW RATES IN GOOD TIME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE STRESSED THAT THE NEW SCHEMES WERE SIMPLE TO APPLY AND WERE FREE OF CHARGE.

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