Year 2015 - 2016
Year 2014 - 2015
Year 2013 - 2014
Year 2012 - 2013


Papers

Social Security Allowance (SSA) issues

Year 2015 - 2016



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)181/15-16(03) Administration's paper on annual adjustment of social security payment rates under the Social Security Allowance and the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance ("CSSA") Schemes and issues relating to rent allowance under the CSSA Scheme 9 November 2015
CB(2)526/15-16(01) Administration's response on the situation of elderly singletons on the waiting list for public rental housing (Follow-up paper) 9 November 2015
CB(2)181/15-16(04) Paper on annual adjustment of social security payment rates under the Social Security Allowance Scheme and the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and issues relating to rent allowance under the latter Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 9 November 2015
CB(2)420/15-16(01) Letter dated 4 December 2015 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting the Panel to discuss the progress of the review of Disability Allowance (Chinese version only) 14 December 2015
15 February 2016
CB(2)826/15-16(05) Administration's paper on review of Disability Allowance 15 February 2016
3 May 2016
FS06/15-16 Fact sheet on disability assessment under social　security in selected places prepared by the Research Office of Information Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat 15 February 2016
3 May 2016
CB(2)929/15-16(01) Letter dated 16 February 2016 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting the Administration to provide information on disability allowance (Chinese version only) 15 February 2016
3 May 2016
CB(2)826/15-16(06) Paper on review of Disability Allowance and system for processing relevant applications prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 15 February 2016
3 May 2016
CB(2)1208/15-16(06) Administration's paper on additional provision for social security recipients 11 April 2016
CB(2)1208/15-16(07) Paper on additional provision for social security recipients prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 11 April 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(01) Administration's reply to Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung's letter of 16 February 2016 (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(06) Joint submission on review of Disability Allowance from a deputation (輕度智障權益關注組) and ELCHK, Kwai Chung District Support Centre (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1424/15-16(02) Joint submission on review of Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities and The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1392/15-16(01) Paper providing the view of the Legal Service Division of the LegCo Secretariat on the interpretation of the expression "working in the original occupation and performing any other kind of work for which he/she is suited" in Part (II)(1) of the Checklist for Medical Assessment of Eligibility for Normal Disability Allowance for Disabilities other than Profound Deafness (Restricted to members only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(03) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from a deputation (殘疾人士及長期病患者就業關注組) (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(04) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from a deputation (聽障人士就業促進會) (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(13) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from a member of the public (許琬苓) (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(15) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from a member of the public (張嘉偉) (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(16) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Erik CHAN (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(07) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Alliance for Rare Diseases (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1424/15-16(05) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Alliance of Patients' Organizations Limited (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(09) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1424/15-16(01) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Neuro-Muscular Disease Association Limited (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(17) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Mary YIU (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(05) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Miss WONG Tsz-yan (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(18) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Mr Samuel Sulton Barker (English version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(02) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Mr Simon KO Chong (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(19) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Operation Painkiller (English version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(11) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Production 《Pretty Cure》 (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(12) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Ribbon Rouge (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1391/15-16(01) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Association of Parents of the Severely Mentally Handicapped (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1424/15-16(04) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Democratic Party (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1424/15-16(03) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Forthright Caucus (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(10) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(14) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf - Committee of Deaf Members (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1424/15-16(06) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Parents' Association of Pre-school Handicapped Children (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1379/15-16(08) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from The Thalassaemia Association of Hong Kong (Chinese version only) 3 May 2016
CB(2)1805/15-16(01) Submission on Disability Allowance from The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped (Chinese version only) 21 June 2016*


Year 2014 - 2015



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)523/13-14(01) Referral from the Public Complaints Office on policies relating to rent control and rent allowance under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (Chinese version only) (Restricted to members only) 13 January 2014
10 November 2014
CB(2)213/14-15(07) Administration's paper on annual adjustment of social security payment rates under the Social Security Allowance and the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Schemes and issues relating to rent allowance under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme 10 November 2014
CB(2)213/14-15(08) Paper on annual adjustment of payment rates under the Social Security Allowance Scheme and the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and issues relating to rent allowance under the latter Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 10 November 2014
CB(2)947/14-15(05) Administration's paper on the study on the practices outside Hong Kong on financial assistance for persons with disabilities 9 March 2015
CB(2)1306/14-15(01) Administration's response on review of Disability Allowance (Follow-up paper) 9 March 2015
CB(2)947/14-15(06) Paper on review of Disability Allowance and system for processing relevant applications prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 9 March 2015
CB(2)938/14-15(01) E-mail dated 23 February 2015 from a member of the public regarding adjustment of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance payment rates and review of Disability Allowance (Circulated to members only) 13 March 2015*
CB(2)1168/14-15(05) Administration's paper on additional provision for social security recipients 13 April 2015
CB(2)1498/14-15(01) Administration's response on the numbers of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance ("CSSA") recipients who were paying a rent higher than the maximum rent allowance ("MRA") under the CSSA Scheme before and after the increase of MRA by 6.7% in February 2015 and the launch of the "Subsidy for CSSA recipients living in rented private housing" programme by the Community Care Fund respectively 13 April 2015
CB(2)1853/14-15(01) Administration's response on the residence requirements of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and the one-year continuous residence rule of the Old Age Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme 13 April 2015
CB(2)1242/14-15(01) Joint submission on additional provision for social security recipients from the deputations (天水圍長者貧窮關注組及天水圍社區發展陣線) (Chinese version only) 13 April 2015
CB(2)1168/14-15(06) Paper on additional provision for social security recipients prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 13 April 2015


Year 2013 - 2014



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)217/13-14(03) Administration's paper on annual adjustment of social security payment rates under the Social Security Allowance and the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Schemes and issues relating to rent allowance under the CSSA Scheme 11 November 2013
CB(2)530/13-14(01) Administration's response on further information on actual rent payment by CSSA households living in private premises and the projected expenditure incurred in CSSA payments if all those living below the poverty line were provided with CSSA payments 11 November 2013
CB(2)217/13-14(04) Paper on annual adjustment of payment rates under the Social Security Allowance Scheme and the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and issues relating to rent allowance under the latter Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 11 November 2013
CB(2)195/13-14(01) Submission dated 6 October 2013 from a member of the public regarding the Guangdong Scheme (Chinese version only) (Circulated to members only) 11 November 2013
CB(2)417/13-14(07) Administration's paper on amendments to the Medical Assessment Form for the Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme 9 December 2013
CB(2)417/13-14(08) Paper on system for processing applications for Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 9 December 2013
CB(2)523/13-14(01) Referral from the Public Complaints Office on policies relating to rent control and rent allowance under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (Chinese version only) (Restricted to members only) 13 January 2014
10 November 2014
CB(2)1393/13-14(01) Administration's paper on additional provision for social security recipients 12 May 2014
CB(2)1430/13-14(03) Paper on additional provision for social security recipients prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 12 May 2014


Year 2012 - 2013



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)396/12-13(01) Administration's information on the comparison of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance maximum rent allowance and the rent paid by Comprehensive Social Security Assistance households 12 November 2012
CB(2)169/12-13(05) Administration's paper on annual adjustment of social security payment rates 12 November 2012
CB(2)166/12-13(01) Letter dated 5 November 2012 from Hon WONG Kwok-hing concerning the review of eligibility criteria for the Disability Allowance under the Social Security Assistance Scheme (Chinese version only) 12 November 2012
CB(2)169/12-13(06) Paper on annual adjustment of payment rates under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and the Social Security Allowance Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 12 November 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(07) Administration's paper on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(08) Paper on review of the Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 10 December 2012
25 February 2013
8 July 2013
CB(2)339/12-13(06) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from a deputation (關注傷殘津貼聯席) (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(09) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Alliance for Renal Patients Mutual Help Association (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(03) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Alliance of Concessions Fare in Public Transport for People with Disabilities (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(12) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Civic Party (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(11) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(05) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Association for Parents of Persons with Physical Disabilities (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(04) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Blind Union (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(16) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association, Social Security Assistants Branch (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(13) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association, Social Work Officer Grade Branch (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(15) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(08) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(11) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Neuro-Muscular Disease Association (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(10) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Stoma Association (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(01) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Labour Party (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(18) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Mr Wilson YEUNG (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(13) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Mr YEUNG Wai-sing, MH, Member of Eastern District Council (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(09) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Mr YU Yun-sing (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(12) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from People of Fortitude‧International Mutual-Aid Association for the Disabled (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(14) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from Silence (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)313/12-13(01) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from The Association of Parents of The Severely Mentally Handicapped (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(10) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(02) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)339/12-13(07) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from The Parents' Association of Pre-School Handicapped Children (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)290/12-13(17) Submission on review of the implementation mechanism for the Disability Allowance from The University of Hong Kong Sau Po Centre on Aging (Chinese version only) 10 December 2012
CB(2)665/12-13(01) Administration's paper on review of Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme 25 February 2013
CB(2)684/12-13(01) Administration's paper on review of the system for processing applications for Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme 25 February 2013
CB(2)665/12-13(02) Submission on review of the system for processing applications for Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme from Dr Donna WONG Kam-pun, Honorary Research Fellow of Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong (Chinese version only) 25 February 2013
CB(2)1129/12-13(05) Administration's paper on additional provision for social security recipients 21 May 2013
CB(2)1129/12-13(06) Paper on additional provision for social security recipients prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 21 May 2013
CB(2)1275/12-13(03) Administration's paper on Guangdong Scheme 10 June 2013
CB(2)86/13-14(01) Administration's response on the International Social Service Hong Kong Branch including its membership and past social services 10 June 2013
CB(2)1275/12-13(04) Paper on Guangdong Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 10 June 2013
CB(2)1483/12-13(04) Administration's paper on development of review of Disability Allowance 8 July 2013
CB(2)1548/12-13(03) Submission on review of Disability Allowance from Hong Kong Society of Rehabilitation (Chinese version only) 8 July 2013


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