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22-47 SOCIAL SECURITY |
Social Security Scheme | 1990/91 | 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 |
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance① |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Active Cases② (case) |  |  |  |  |  |
Old Age | 44806 | 84243 | 98765 | 112067 | 124304 |
Blind | 764 | 460 | 495 | 522 | 550 |
Deaf | 216 | 143 | 195 | 218 | 210 |
Physically Disabled | 1422 | 2543 | 3209 | 3680 | 4313 |
Mentally Ill | 3628 | 6912 | 7913 | 8735 | 9668 |
Ill Health | 7294 | 14450 | 17948 | 21364 | 25041 |
Single Parent Family | 3899 | 8982 | 13303 | 17161 | 25613 |
Low Earnings | 918 | 1814 | 3102 | 4714 | 7562 |
Unemployed | 1754 | 10131 | 14964 | 19108 | 31942 |
Others | 1974 | 6523 | 6826 | 8076 | 3616 |
Total | 66675 | 136201 | 166720 | 195645 | 232819 |
Amount (HK＄ million) | 960.1 | 4831.1 | 7127.8 | 9441.3 | 13028.7 |
Social Security Allowance③ |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Active Cases② (case) |  |  |  |  |  |
Disability Allowance | 65387 | 68180 | 72264 | 77051 | 81741 |
Old Age Allowance | 379130 | 429986 | 437827 | 440814 | 445001 |
Total | 444517 | 498166 | 510091 | 517865 | 526742 |
Amount (HK＄ million) | 2159.8 | 3682.7 | 4041.6 | 4420.2 | 4737.3 |
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Cases Authorized for Payment (case) | 801 | 555 | 568 | 604 | 557 |
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Cases Authorized for Payment (case) | 5310 | 5102 | 5558 | 5655 | 5809 |
Emergency Relief |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Victims Assisted (person) | 2182 | 3261 | 807 | 1082 | 1097 |
Notes: ①As from 1.7.1993 onwards, the Public Assistance Scheme has been replaced by the Comprehensive Social |  |  |  |  |  |
Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme which includes payments of Disability Allowance and Old Age |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance to CSSA recipients. Hence, figures as from 1993/94 and those of previous periods are not |  |  |  |  |  |
strictly comparable. |  |  |  |  |  |
②Figures are as at end of the financial year. Financial year from 1 April to 31 March. Active cases |  |  |  |  |  |
refer to cases being handled which include new applications, cases being reviewed, cases being paid |  |  |  |  |  |
and cases suspended for payment pending review. |  |  |  |  |  |
③As from 1.7.1993 onwards, the Special Needs Allowance Scheme was renamed as the Social Security |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance (SSA) Scheme. Recipients who are eligible for both the previous Public Assistance and the |  |  |  |  |  |
previous Special Needs Allowance are not covered under the SSA Scheme. Hence, figures as from 1993/94 |  |  |  |  |  |
and those of previous periods are not strictly comparable. |  |  |  |  |  |