The government will hand out some 100 million patacas in subsidies to disabled residents this year, Choi Sio Un, who heads the Social Solidarity Department of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), said yesterday.
Choi also said the committee agreed that the amounts of the annual subsidy will be increased to 8,000 patacas for the “normal” category and 16,000 patacas for the “special” category this year, from 7,500 patacas and 15,000 patacas respectively last year. The 6.7 percent increase was announced late last year in Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On’s 2016 Policy Address.
According to the IAS website, the “normal” category subsidy covers those who are mildly or moderately disabled, while the “special” category subsidy is for those who are severely or extremely disabled.
Choi Sio Un, who heads the Social Solidarity Department of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), speaks during a press briefing about yesterday’s closed-door meeting of the Rehabilitation Affairs Committee at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau. Photo: Tony Wong
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