To assist the Light Public Housing (LPH) households in need to adapt to the new neighborhood more quickly, the Housing Bureau (HB) has launched of the “Trial Scheme on Special Allowance for Households of Light Public Housing” (“Trial Scheme”) with the support from the Community Care Fund.
The “Trial Scheme” provides a one-off special allowance for households of LPH to alleviate their pressure arising from expenditures during removal and adaptation to the new living environment and community (such as children's school transfer, purchasing furniture and electrical appliances, re-establishing community networks, etc.). There is no restriction on the use of the allowance so as to allow households to meet their own needs in a more flexible manner. The “Trial Scheme” is targeted at households who have successfully applied for and moved into the first eight completed LPH projects Note 1.
The “Trial Scheme" will be implemented by HB with the assistance from the operators of LPH, who will be responsible for operating and managing the LPH projects. Households which have submitted applications for LPH with the need for the special allowance may, upon acceptance of offer and passing the eligibility verification, apply for the “Trial Scheme” through the operator of the respective LPH projects.
Each household, including the applicant and all family members living with him/her, will be considered as a disbursement unit under the "Trial Scheme". The amount of allowance depends on the number of family members living together in the household and the location of LPH. The amount of allowances is listed in the table below Note 3:
Table 1: Households who will move into the LPH projects located in the New Territories (including Yuen Long and Sheung Shui)
(including Yau Pok Road, Yuen Long and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School (Choi Yuen Annex), Sheung Shui)
Household Size | Special Allowance Amount ($) |
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1-person | 3,850 |
2-person | 5,850 |
3-person | 7,600 |
4-person | 9,050 |
5-person | 10,400 |
6-person or above | 12,550 |
Table 2: Households who will move into the LPH projects located in urban areas and extended urban areas (including Tuen Mun)
(including Choi Hing Road, Ngau Tau Kok; Area 3A, Tsing Fuk Lane, Tuen Mun; Olympic Avenue, Kai Tak; Sheung On Street, Chai Wai; The Mission Covenant Church Holm Glad No. 2 Primary School, Kwan Tong; and Former St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School, Kowloon Bay)
Household Size | Special Allowance Amount ($) |
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1-person | 1,900 |
2-person | 2,900 |
3-person | 3,800 |
4-person | 4,500 |
5-person | 5,200 |
6-person or above | 6,250 |
Poster of the Trial Scheme on Special Allowance for Households of Light Public Housing
Details of the Trial Scheme on Special Allowance for Households of Light Public Housing
Application Form for the Trial Scheme on Special Allowance for Households of Light Public Housing
Note 1: | The first eight LPH projects to be completed include: Yau Pok Road, Yuen Long; Choi Hing Road, Ngau Tau Kok; Area 3A, Tsing Fuk Lane, Tuen Mun; Olympic Avenue, Kai Tak; Sheung On Street, Chai Wai; The Mission Covenant Church Holm Glad No. 2 Primary School, Kwan Tong; Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School (Choi Yuen Annex), Sheung Shui; and Former St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School, Kowloon Bay. |
Note 2: | If the beneficiaries of the "Trial Scheme" need to and successfully moved to another LPH project due to health or other special reasons, they may submit another application for the allowance, supported by relevant documentary proofs (e.g. recommendation letters by registered social workers). Upon approval by the operating organisation of the LPH and report to HB, they may be granted the allowance again. |
Note 3: | Recipients of the special allowance are required to reside in the LPH concerned for at least one year. Those who have resided for less than one year without a reasonable explanation will be required to return the full or partial amount of the allowance received to HB through the respective operator. Those with a reasonable explanation (e.g. being allocated to traditional Public Rental Housing; having to move to other LPH, transitional housing projects or institutions due to health reasons, etc.) will be exempted from returning the allowance to HB. |