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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2021-06-17 19:43
Last update date: 2021-06-17 19:43
The government has implemented a pilot cash subsidy program. From the end of this month, notices will be issued to general applicants who have been waiting for public housing for three years. The payment is expected to be issued as soon as the end of July.
A sub-resident who has been waiting for public housing for 5 years was recently increased by the landlord’s rent. The rent accounts for one-third of the family’s income. They criticized the subsidy for “not even living allowance.” There are single non-elderly applicants who have been waiting for public housing for 11 years because Unqualified, felt discriminated against, alleging that the government has never taken care of their needs, criticizing the authorities for saying that it is "worse than coldness."
The government has implemented a pilot cash subsidy scheme and will issue notices to general applicants who have been waiting for public housing for three years from the end of this month.
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The Government today (17th) announced the details of the pilot scheme for granting cash allowances. General applicants who have been waiting for public housing for three years can apply. However, the scheme does not include single persons and non-elderly persons.
The Director of Housing, Wang Tianyu, pointed out that because the plan is aimed at the government's three-year goal of going upstairs, but there is no such goal for single non-elderly applicants, it is not included as one of the beneficiaries.
Singles round of public housing 11 years unemployed due to the epidemic: discriminated against
52-year-old Ah Wen (pseudonym) has been waiting for public housing for 11 years and criticized the authorities for saying "worse than cool and thin" and "I can't find a worse adjective." He has lived alone in Kwun Tong since 2004. The monthly rent for a 120-square-foot subdivided unit is about 3,500 yuan, and the monthly housing expenses are about 3,600 to 3,700 yuan, including utilities.
He used to work as a computer input clerk, and his monthly income was only about 10,000 yuan, and the housing expenses had already accounted for about 3 points1. In addition, he had old joint problems and dental problems, and he needed to seek medical treatment regularly, and there was almost no money left every month.
Unfortunately, he has been unemployed since March due to the impact of the epidemic. At present, he can only rely on stockpiling to survive. In addition, he is not eligible for CSSA, and he estimates that he can only last for one more year.
He applied for public housing as a single, non-elderly person, and he has been waiting for 11 years. He estimated that he would have to wait at least two years before being arranged to go upstairs. He said bluntly that he felt "so far."
Ah Wen recalled that when he applied for public housing, there was still no points system. He did not think that he would not be able to go upstairs after 10 years. However, with the design of the points system, he witnessed the slowdown in the construction of public housing by the government. He described it as disappointed. " The government has never fulfilled its responsibilities."
He criticized the pilot cash allowance scheme for not covering single non-elderly applicants, and felt that he was discriminated against by the government and "put my native people into a separate list (meaning lower status)." He believed that the scheme should take care of single non-elderly applicants. At least 2,000 yuan per month is required for subsidy. He described his monthly rent payment as not high. "Many people should be subsidized for expensive rent."
He also criticized the government for almost not building public housing in the urban area, forcing grassroots citizens to work across districts in disguise.
He has lived in Kwun Tong for many years and has witnessed the URA repossessing buildings to build luxury houses in the area. "Should I repossess public housing?"
The Director of Housing, Wang Tianyu, announced the application details of the cash subsidy scheme. Starting this month, application forms will be sent to 90,000 eligible applicants.
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A family of four has been waiting for public housing for five years and was suddenly increased rent: the government has no knowledge of the situation of sub-household tenants
Generally, public housing applicants who have been waiting for public housing for 3 years or more are eligible for the subsidy. Ms. Wong’s family of four have been waiting for public housing for 5 years and now lives in a subdivided apartment of about 140 square feet in Kwun Tong.
They moved to the current location last year due to the small size of their old home, and two young children in the family were injured due to limited space for activities. They took advantage of a friend to withdraw from the rent and moved to the current location last year.
She pointed out that after the end of the one-year contract, the landlord immediately increased the rent by RMB 300 to RMB 5,200. Since the landlord used to increase the rent once every two years, she estimated that the sudden increase in rent was related to the subsidy provided by the government.
Due to the need to take care of two sons aged 8 and 4, his husband became the breadwinner of the family and worked in the catering industry with a monthly income of about 18,000 yuan.
Ms. Huang said that after deducting the rent, she still has to pay for her son's school expenses, which is a heavy financial burden. In order to reduce expenses, she even dare not turn on the air conditioner for a long time. "Azai will wake up at night and ask me to bleach the air conditioner."
Reprimand the government for not knowing the situation of sub-household households
She pointed out that the level of subsidy was small, "not even the living allowance was enough", "the high-ranking officials in the office have not fallen behind the sub-houses." She also thinks that the beneficiaries should be expanded. "There is no subsidy for one year. It’s not fair.” However, she confessed that she didn’t care much about subsidies. She, who described the mouse as a good friend at home, only hoped that she could move up as soon as possible. “The public housing environment will be better than Yijia.”
Wang Tianyu pointed out that the level of allowance is appropriate
The amount of cash allowance will be determined by the number of family members. A family with a maximum of 6 people can receive $3,900 per month.
Wang Tianyu was asked at a press conference today that there were criticisms of the low level of payment. She said that the level of subsidy was based on CSSA, and that the plan was to relieve the pressure of households and not necessarily for applicants to pay rent. She believed that the level of subsidy was appropriate, while other departments Other subsidy schemes have also been introduced to provide support to the public. "It is impossible for all people to be enough. It may not be possible to provide all the support."
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