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Application period for CCF's Special Care Subsidy for the Severely Disabled extended
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The following is issued on behalf of the Community Care Fund Secretariat:

     The application period for the Community Care Fund (CCF)'s Special Care Subsidy for the Severely Disabled assistance programme will be extended to March 31, 2012, to benefit more eligible persons.

     This programme aims to provide severely disabled persons living in the community and requiring constant attendance with a monthly special care subsidy of $2,000 for a maximum period of 12 months, so as to render necessary support to them.

     Beneficiaries must have been below the age of 60, living in the community and receiving the Higher Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme as at July 31, 2011. Their monthly household income should not exceed 75 per cent of the Median Monthly Domestic Household Income applicable to their household size.

     The Social Welfare Department (SWD) is issuing letters to the persons concerned to inform them of the extension of the application period to March 31, 2012, and inviting those eligible persons to submit applications to the CCF Team of the SWD.

     For details of the assistance programme, please visit the CCF website (www.communitycarefund.hk) or the SWD website (www.swd.gov.hk). For enquiries, please call the SWD hotline (Tel: 2343 2255) or the CCF Team of the SWD (Tel: 3422 3090).

Ends/Thursday, February 2, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:33

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