Note: Hong Kong does not yet have comprehensive social security legislation or social security programs. Global social security assistance (family): from 1,200 HK to 1,820 HK per month, depending on the number of family members; as well as special grants to meet the specific needs of beneficiaries. General pension and comprehensive social assistance: the Social Office (www.info.gov.hk/swd) manages the programme. Funeral allowance (comprehensive social assistance, social assistance, verified assets): paid to the person who paid the funeral when the deceased received social assistance. Social workers/medical social workers would assess the demand on a budgetary basis, taking due account of the financial, social and medical status of the applicants. Under these agreements, Australia equates social security periods/stays in these countries with periods of Australian residence in order to meet minimum qualification periods for Australian pensions. In other countries, periods of Australian working life are generally counted as social security periods to meet their minimum payment periods. Typically, each country pays a partial pension to a person who has lived in both countries. medical benefits (social assistance): 3.055 HK per month are paid for a person living alone or HK 2,880 per month if they live with other family members; as well as special grants to meet the recipient`s other needs. Hong Kong (SAR) continues to develop its network of global double taxation conventions. When a double taxation agreement is in effect, a worker may apply for a full exemption from payroll tax or tax relief as part of the corresponding agreement. Australia currently has 31 bilateral international social security agreements.
General Allowances and Global Social Security: all Hong Kong residents. VC is a special form of housing assistance that aims to provide individuals and families with real and imminent long-term housing needs, but who, because of their social and medical needs (if any), have no other means of solving their housing problems because of their social and medical needs (if any). CR differs from the application of public rental housing (PRH). It must be fully assessed by social workers/certified persons. The SWD will recommend cases to the Housing Authority (HD). After receiving a recommendation from CR, HD will arrange the client for a detailed eligibility check and the allocation of the PRH unit for eligible cases. First and law in force: 1971 (welfare); 1973 (general old age and disability allowance); 1988 (higher general disability allowance); 1993 (global social security assistance); and 1995 (compulsory welfare fund), which were implemented in 2000 with a 2002 amendment.
