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(2) Annual long-term supplement

I eligible member

1,340

1,435

2-4 eligible members

2,680

2,870

5 or more eligible members

4,020

4,305

(3) Single-parent supplement

215

230

SSA

(1) Payment rates (per month)

(a) Disability allowance

Normal rate

1,050

1,125

Higher rate

2,100

2,250

(b) Old age allowance

Normal rate

Higher rate

525

595

560

635

(2) Financial eligibility limits for normal old age allowance cases

Monthly income limits

For a single person

For a married couple

Assets limits

For a single person

For a married couple

4,140 6.490

141,000

212.000

4,350

6.780

151,000

227,000

Note: Those figures in brackets denote further improvements awaiting approval from

the Finance Committee.

CSSA and SSA recipients who have further enquiries are advised to contact their respective social security field units or the department's hotline 2343 2255, the spokesman added.

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