Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Celeste Vong Yim Mui said yesterday her bureau would provide an additional one-month subsidy in September or October for low-income households which are already receiving monthly subsidies from her bureau. The amount of the additional one-month subsidy will be equal to the officially set minimum subsistence rate, according to Vong.
Vong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the launch of a stamp collection in celebration of the 50th anniversary of her bureau, at the Macau Science Centre in Nape.
The bureau provides monthly subsidies to impoverished households. The amount of the monthly subsidy that a household can receive is the difference between the officially set minimum subsistence rate and the household’s total monthly income.
Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Celeste Vong Yim Mui speaks to reporters yesterday at the Macau Science Centre in Nape. Photo: Tony Wong
