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Subsidy applications for local employees with disabilities open tomorrow

2025-01-01 01:00
BY Ginnie Liang
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Local employees with disabilities whose wages are below the statutory minimum wage can apply for the government’s Income Subsidy Plan for Employees with Disabilities for the fourth quarter of 2024 from tomorrow to January 28, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement yesterday.

The subsidy scheme for disabled employees, officially known as Income Subsidy Plan for Employees with Disabilities, which got off the ground on November 1, 2020, aims to encourage those with disabilities to join the job market while enabling them to earn an income that meets Macau’s statutory overall minimum wage.

Under the subsidy scheme, the statement said, local employees holding a Disability Assessment Registration Card issued by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) can apply for the subsidy paid by the government if their total cumulative working hours are less than 128 hours per month and their monthly income from work is less than the amount calculated by multiplying the minimum hourly wage rate of 34 patacas per hour, or if they work more than 128 hours and their monthly income from work is less than 7,072 patacas.

Since the launch of the scheme, the bureau has received applications for 16 quarters, with a cumulative total of 326 applications received, among which a total of 311 applicants received the subsidy, and the applicants were mainly engaged in the security and cleaning services as well as manufacturing, beauty care, retailing, and social welfare industries.

The bureau’s website on “Disability Earnings Supplement Scheme” at https://www.dsal.gov.mo/zh_tw/standard/disability_income_subsidy.html provides more information about the scheme and how the application forms can be downloaded. For enquiries on application matters, members of the public can call 2870 0277 and 6632 9329 during office hours. 

This poster released by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday shows the details for the Income Subsidy Plan for Employees with Disabilities. 


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