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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1978

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.ORKING CUT THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANC FOR THOSE ..00 OVE CO. AT THOSE WHO ARE NCT REQUIRED TO

EGISTER ITH THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, THEIR FIRST 50 EARNINGS ILL LE DISREGARDED ENTIRELY AND HALF OF THEIR NEXT „200 EETINGS ILL ALSO BE DISREGARDED. THIS WILL ALLOW A PAX! TOTAL OF 150 IN DISREGARDED INCOME A MONTH. ANY EARNINGS ALOVE 250 ILL DE TAKER FULLY INTO ACCOUNT AS ASSESSABLE INCOME. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AN OLD PERSON TAKES UP A PART-TIME JOD AND EARNS $250 A MONTH, 1150 IS DISREGARDED AND THE REMAINING $130 IS THEN CONSIDERED AS ASSESSABLE INCOME HEN

INE OUT THE AMOUNT OF PUZLIC ASSISTANCE. IN CASES CTE THAT ONE FAMILY RENE REPORTO MARGINAL EARNINGS, THEIR

་ ་ INCOMES WOULD DE POOLED TO DETERMINE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF

ISREGARDED INCOME.

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EXTENSION OF THE WELFARE ALLOWANCE -- THE ALLOWANCE ILL TOW DE PAYKILE TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, WHETHER OR HOT THEY ARE 1 1STITUTIONAL CARE.

APPEAL IJATE

THIS WILL DE A, BOARD CONSISTING OF

OFFICIALS, COMPRISING CHAIRMAN AND TWO OTHER MEMBERS TO CONSIDER APPEALO AGAINST DECISIONS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPART ET C APPLICATIONS MADE FOR HELP UNDER THE PUEL IC ASSISTANCE .ELFARE ALLOWANCE SCHEME. HEARINGS WILL

CE INFORMAL AND CONDUCTED CHINESE, WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

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EXPLAINING THE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS, MR. LAW SAID THE OLD-AGE SUPPLEMENTS CESICET TO HELP MEEDY .LE PERSONS WHO WERE NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR THE OLD AGE ALLOWANCE, FOR WHICH THE QUALIFYING AGE WAS NOW 76.

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THE LONG-TER SUPPLEMENT, HE SAIL, AIMS AT MEETING MORE EFFECTIVELY THE HOUSEHOLD EEDS OF FAT ILIES OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TO RELY ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR LONG PERIODS.

+AT PRESENT, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THESE FAMILIES TO COPE WITH EXPENSES LIKE HOUSEHOLD REPLACEMENTS AND A LUMP SUM EVERY YEAR WOULD EFFECTIVELY PEET SUCK "EEDS, + VE SAID.

MR. LAW SAID THE QUALIFYING PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS FOR THE LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT AS PROPOSED I THE GREEN PAPER WOULD HOV

BE REDUCED TO ONLY 12 MONTHS.

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THE NEEDY BY UNDERTAKING SCHE PART-TIME WORK.

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+17 13 30 SIDERED TO TE OF PARTICULIT VALUE TO A WIDO WITH YOURE CHILLTE NC WISHES TO ITCTEMDE MER 110C1E, DUT „PT 15 UN.ILLING OF AILE TO GO OUT TO OR FULL TIME.

+IT WILL ALSO HELP AN ELDERLY PETCOM BENEFIT FROM A PART-TIME JOE BUT WOULD SOVE FINANCIAL RETURN FROM 13 EFFITTO,+

FO OULD TH LIKE M TURALLY CXPECT TO RETI

HE SAID. 12.

ADC FROM MY STOLL

ENQUIRIES ON THECE INNOVATIONS CAN BE WELFARE DEPARTENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT.

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