Hongkong sleepers will receive a subsidy of $3000 per person, benefiting nearly 30000 people.
source: the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper
the care fund, founded in Hongkong, Nandu, announced yesterday that 91 million yuan (Hong Kong dollar, the same below) provided a subsidy for low income people living in the environment, from 8 to April 2013. The application is accepted on Sunday. It is estimated that more than 13000 households or nearly 30000 people will benefit. Beneficiaries include all kinds of households with poor living conditions and street sleepers. In other words, all eligible sleepers in Hong Kong can receive an allowance of $3000 per person if approved.
the first allowance will be issued next month to the
in order to prevent abuse of allowances, the care fund has an interest rate review and a rent ceiling. The upper limit of income for one to five households ranges from $8740 to $23640, and the rental ceiling ranges from $4370 to $11820. For six or more households, their income and rent can not exceed 26590 yuan and 13295 yuan.
sleepers need to apply for the stipend. In addition to completing the form, it is necessary to make a statement for seven days or more on the day of submission of the application. Luo Zhiguang estimated that the first allowance would be issued in the middle of November. Eligible persons can obtain application forms from the offices of 42 service units or the home affairs department and the regional offices of the social welfare department from now on.
the key to the elimination of accommodation is the employment of
Care Fund announced, reserve 91 million yuan for low-income people living in poor living environment to provide a subsidy, including the streets of Hongkong people. In other words, all eligible sleepers in Hong Kong can receive an allowance of $3000 per person if approved.
as of February this year, the number of registered sleepers in Hong Kong was 504. A survey by the association two years ago showed that about 30% of the outcrop were Hong Kong people returning from the outside world, 40% of the low income workers were on the job, and the others were remembers or the Hong Kong people who received the aid.
association director Wu Weidong said the biggest challenge facing Hongkong outcrop is the high rent. "The upper limit of the single rent allowance in the CSSA is only 1300 yuan." Most of the sleepers did not enjoy CSSA, which was even worse.
Wu Weidong said that the society has designed various schemes to help sleepers, but the work is still the first. If we solve the problem of employment, we can solve the problem of housing and the economy. If we work, we can also improve the confidence of sleepers. In Wu Weidong's view, it is the most effective and fundamental way to establish self-confidence for the street sleepers in addition to providing one-time allowances.