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housing developments. This will be à trial schone which, in the first instance, will provide cone 700 places, accommodated in flate suitable for 4 to 6 elderly persons living together in a family environment. Gubject to the agreement .of Honourable Membero, the schone will

financed from the surpluses obtained from the sales of gold coins which are now held in the Special Coin Suspense Account end, if successful, and subject to the availability of further fundo, the scheme could be expanded by the acquisition of furthor properties. Steps are now being taken to identify suitable properties for acquisition for the trial scheme. The method of allocation of places in the flats is being worked out and will be announced

announced in due

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(iii) Subvention svetom

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The new system for providing subventione to voluntary social welfare organizations announced last your web formulated largely on the basis of public commente on the Report prepared by the Working Party on Provision of Social Welfare Services and Subvention Administration and on the advice of the Advisory Committees responsible. The changos proposed have attracted some concern from tho volúntary sector and it must be accopted that the new Dystom will nood sono fine tuning before it becomes truly effectivo. But more than 800 of all social welfare servicoa are included la Category I for full government support; the remaindor, 23 a group, are not receiving lesa from government subveátions in 1962-03- than they got in 1981-82, and all should qualify for ostre community support not otherwise needed for Category I services.

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The problem of shortage of trained social welfare 'workera has been a matter of concern to the Government, within the profession and amongst the public at large. The UPGC hao been asked to invite the two universities to expand their

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