The Social Welfare Department announced that it will relax the public welfare scheme from September, including disability allowance, high disability allowance, old age allowance (commonly known as fruit gold), old age living allowance, Guangdong plan and Fujian plan. The restriction on leaving Hong Kong under the annual residence requirement has been relaxed from 56 days to 90 days.
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In order to facilitate the elderly in Hong Kong who frequently commute to mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, the Social Welfare Department announced that starting from September, the restriction on leaving Hong Kong under the “one-year continuous residence requirement” before applying for the Social Welfare Scheme will be relaxed from 56 days to 90 days. Eligible persons can apply for the public welfare allowance scheme, including ordinary disability allowance, high disability allowance, old age allowance (commonly known as fruit allowance) as long as they have lived in Hong Kong for 275 days within one year before the application and meet other application qualifications. ), Old Age Living Allowance, Guangdong Scheme and Fujian Scheme, as for the special arrangements for the number of days away from Hong Kong implemented earlier in response to the epidemic, it has ended on August 31. According to data from the SWD, as of the end of July this year, about 24,000 Hong Kong elderly living in Guangdong have benefited from the relevant schemes.
The latest amount of Old Age Living Allowance is $4,060 per month, and the latest application requirements are as follows:
Aged 65 or above; meet the following residence requirements: have been a Hong Kong resident for at least seven years; have lived in Hong Kong continuously for at least one year immediately before the date of application (under the latest policy, no more than 90 days of departure from Hong Kong within the year, It is also considered to have met the requirement of continuously residing in Hong Kong for one year); continued to reside in Hong Kong during the payment period; did not receive other allowances or CSSA under the SSA scheme; and was not legally detained or serving a sentence in a correctional institution
In addition, the applicant’s income and assets cannot exceed the following limits:
Single person and couple Gross monthly income (HKD) (effective from 1 February 2023) $10,580$16,080 Total asset value (HKD) (effective from 1 February 2023) $388,000$589,000
The SWD also provides an online eligibility checking service for those who intend to apply for Old Age Allowance or Old Age Living Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme to conduct preliminary calculations to find out whether they meet the application eligibility:click link
How to apply for Old Age Living Allowance?
Applicants can apply by fax/email/post/online form, referred by government departments/other non-government organizations, or at social security offices in the district.
Online form:click on the link
Office address and download form:click on the link
What documents are required for the application?
Old Age Living Allowance Application Documents Public Security Allowance Scheme Application Form Applicant’s identity, age and proof of residence in Hong Kong (such as Hong Kong Identity Card, Birth Certificate, etc.) All travel documents of the applicant Applicant’s bank account proof documents Spouse of the applicant / Identity documents of cohabiting persons (only applicable to applicants whose marital status is “married” or “cohabiting”)
What does income and assets include?
Income includes wages, handicraft or business income, etc., pensions/pensions, net income from rent collection, and fixed annuities from annuity plans; pocket money or household donations from relatives and friends, and monthly reverse mortgages Payments received are exempt.
Assets include land, non-self-occupied properties, cash, bank deposits, investments in stocks and shares, etc.; self-occupied properties, columbaria for future self-use and cash value of insurance are exempt.
Is gold tooth goldware counted as an asset?
Gold teeth and personal jewelry (including gold, jade, etc.) are exempt.
Are safe deposit box contents counted as assets?
If the items in the safe belong to the 6 categories of assets currently listed (such as cash, bank deposits, investment in stocks and shares, gold bars and gold coins, etc.), they will be counted as assets.
The current subsidy amounts of the various SSA schemes are as follows:
Type of allowanceMonthly Amount (HKD)Old Age Allowance$1,570Old Age Living Allowance^$4,060Old Age Allowance under Guangdong Scheme$1,570Old Age Allowance under Guangdong Scheme^$4,060Old Age Allowance under Fujian Scheme$1,570Old Age Living Allowance under Fujian Scheme^$4,060General Disability Allowance$2,005High Disability Allowance $4,010
^From 1 September 2022, Normal Old Age Living Allowance and Higher Old Age Living Allowance will be merged into “Old Age Living Allowance”.
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