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CCF rolls out Pilot Scheme on Relaxing the Household Income Limit of the Fee-waiving Subsidy Scheme under the ASCP for Low-income Families and Increasing Fee-waiving Subsidy Places
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The following is issued on behalf of the Community Care Fund Secretariat:
                                                                                                                                      
     The Community Care Fund (CCF) rolled out the Pilot Scheme on Relaxing the Household Income Limit of the Fee-waiving Subsidy Scheme under the After School Care Programme for Low-income Families and Increasing Fee-waiving Subsidy Places today (October 3), which aims at strengthening support for low-income families by providing care support service to children whose parents have difficulty in taking care of them after school for reasons of attending work, seeking open employment or participating in retraining courses/job attachment or due to other reasons. The Pilot Scheme is administered by the Social Welfare Department (SWD).
 
     Under the Pilot Scheme, apart from increasing fee-waiving subsidy places, one-third fee reduction subsidy is supplemented under the Fee-waiving Subsidy Scheme of the After School Care Programme. The SWD will calculate the rate of subsidy for eligible children based on their family monthly household income. Families with household income at or less than 55 per cent of the Median Monthly Domestic Household Income (MMDHI) can receive full fee waiving, those with household income from more than 55 per cent to 75 per cent of the MMDHI can receive half fee reduction, and those with household income from more than 75 per cent to 100 per cent of the MMDHI can receive one-third fee reduction subsidy. The Pilot Scheme is expected to benefit about 3 000 children.
 
     Beneficiaries under the Pilot Scheme shall meet the following criteria:
 
  • children aged 6 to 12 receiving services under the After School Care Programme;
  • their parents/guardians are unable to take care of them after school for reasons of attending work, seeking open employment or participating in employment retraining courses/job attachment or due to other reasons; and
  • their monthly household income must not exceed 100 per cent of the relevant MMDHI.

     The Pilot Scheme will start in October 2017 and run until the end of September 2020. The parent/guardian of an eligible child may apply during the implementation period of the Pilot Scheme by submitting a completed application form together with all necessary documents to an After School Care Programme Centre of an approved service provider for vetting.
      
     Details of the Pilot Scheme can be found on the CCF website (www.communitycarefund.hk) or the SWD website (www.swd.gov.hk). For enquiries, members of the public may call the CCF Team of the SWD on 3422 3090 during office hours.
 
Ends/Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Issued at HKT 15:00
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