The Government announced today (May 13) that the Cash Allowance Trial Scheme (CATS) will be concluded on June 30, 2025. The Housing Department (HD) will notify eligible applicant households who are currently receiving cash allowance individually and make the last disbursement of the allowance on June 30.
 
     For Public Rental Housing (PRH) General Applicant (GA) households who will have waited for PRH for more than three years in June 2025, the Cash Allowance Office (CAO) of the HD will issue a notification letter and the Application Form for Cash Allowance to them in late May. Eligible households who wish to apply for the cash allowance for the month of June 2025 should submit the completed application form, together with the required document(s), on or before the deadline as specified in the notification letter. Late applications will not be processed.
 
     If the cash allowance disbursement of an applicant household has been suspended and the household's eligibility is reaffirmed upon review after termination of the CATS, the CAO will reimburse the cash allowance during the suspended period (if applicable) to the household.
 
     The Government launched the three-year CATS in late June 2021 to provide cash allowance to eligible PRH GA households, and it was later announced that the Scheme would be extended for one year until the end of June 2025 in the 2024-25 Budget. For enquiries, please email to enquiry@cashallowance.gov.hk or call the hotline on 3105 3333.

Ends/Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Issued at HKT 15:00

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