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Elderly to receive grant for social activities
About 100,000 elderly people will shortly be receiving a flat-rate grant of $320 to enable them to participate in social and recreational activities.
The grant which forms part of the recommendations of the Review of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme, will be paid through the bank autopay system later this month.
This was announced by the Deputy Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mr Bob Wilson, at the Legislative Council Welfare Services Panel this (Friday) morning.
Mr Wilson told the Panel that having taken into consideration views expressed by legislative members and various groups, the Government had decided to pay the grant automatically to all elderly CSSA recipients with no need for the production of receipts.
"We shall continue actively to promote the use of this grant for recreational and social activities," he said, adding that involvement in such activities provides valuable social networking support to the vulnerable elderly.
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Government commissions study on needs of the elderly
The Government has commissioned a consultancy study on the needs of elderly people for residential care and community support services.
Announcing this today (Friday), a spokesman for the Health and Welfare Branch said the Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group has been appointed for the job.
The Group will conduct a comprehensive survey to examine the health status and socio-economic characteristics of a cross section of elderly people in Hong Kong for the purpose of assessing their needs for residential care and community support services.
"It will assess whether the needs of the elderly are adequately met by existing services, whether these services need modification or new services need to be provided and how resources can be most effectively deployed to provided the services required," the spokesman said.
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