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Table 22: Inemployment benefits

Territory

me a sure

Type of

Title of

legislation/

sche me

Coverage

Source of funds

Hong Kong

Social assistance

Public. Assistance Scheme

Needy families and individuals whose income falls below a prescribed level

From public funds

Indonesia

Nil

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CONFIDENTIAL

Qualifying conditions

(a) A person below 15 or above 55 years, whose income is below the public assistance level.

(b) An able-bodied unemployed person above

15 and under 55 years who is actively

seeking employment and has registered with the Local Employment Service of the Labour Department for a month after date of application.

(c) An able-bodied person over 15 and under

55 years who has family commitments. e.g. remain at home to look after young children, or are receiving education or vocational training. (d) Unless medical evidence shows that the applicant is not fit for work, for a person whose condition belongs to (a) or (c) above, residence of 1 year in Hong Kong is required. For a person whose condition belongs to (b), residence of 2 years in Hong Kong is necessary.

Benefits

Public assistance:

For a single person on his own:

HK$180 per month

For a family (per month):

HK$ 130 for each of the first three members, HK$105 for each of the next three, and HK$80 for each additional member.

Administrative organisation

Social Welf are Department

Nil (Under the Self-Help Projects Law the Government will provide temporary jobs (e.g. public works) to those unemployed until they have found reasonable jobs)

Korea (Republic

of)

Malaysia

Nil

The

Nil

Philippines

Singapore

Nil

Thailand

Nil