Organization says that 50% of unemployed households' rents exceed the CSSA ceiling, questioning the level of subsidies and market disconnection

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Written by: Ouyang Dehao

2020-05-31 11:01

The New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic continues globally. The government announced that the unemployment rate in April was 4.2%, up 1% from March. The CSSA Rights Alliance, the Low-income CSSA Alliance, and the Hong Kong Federation of Social Workers ’Unions launched a“ Survey of Intention to Support Unemployed Persons under the CSSA Policy ”from May 18 to 24 this year. The neighborhood that was once unemployed. A total of 131 questionnaires were surveyed through oral interviews and online questionnaires.

The CSSA Rights Alliance, the Low-income CSSA Alliance, and the Hong Kong Federation of Social Workers conducted surveys to understand the situation of CSSA policies supporting the unemployed under the epidemic. (Photo by Ouyang Dehao)

The survey found that more than 90% of the respondents lived in rented flats, and nearly 50% of households' rent expenditure exceeded the upper limit of CSSA rent allowance, reflecting that the level of CSSA rent allowance was out of line with the market. The government has said that the application for CSSA has nothing to do with rent expenses, but some of the families interviewed were rejected on the grounds of “too high rent” unless they moved to a unit with lower rents.

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