Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ18: Support measures for carers
Carers of the ElderlyCarers of Persons with DisabilitiesNote: Counted from the regularisation of the schemes in October 2023. All cases receiving an allowance under the pilot schemes before regularisation were required to submit fresh applications after October 2023. This number includes relevant eligible applications.
Table 2: Number of ineligible cases and reasons for ineligibility under the two carer allowance schemes
Reason for ineligibilityCarers of the ElderlyCarers of Persons with DisabilitiesNote 1: Counted from the regularisation of the schemes in October 2023.
Note 2: Under the Allowance Scheme for Carers of the Elderly, at the time of application the elderly person being cared for must have been assessed under the Social Welfare Department (SWD)’s Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services (SCNAMES) and recommended as suitable for community care services and/or residential care services, and must still be waitlisted on the Central Waiting List (CWL) for subsidised long-term care services (that is, residential care services and/or community care services). Under the Allowance Scheme for Carers of Persons with Disabilities, at the time of application the person with disabilities being cared for must be waitlisted for any specified rehabilitation services of the SWD, the boarding placement of special schools under the Education Bureau (EDB), or the infirmary service under the Hospital Authority (HA).Issued at HKT 15:40