The government’s annual subsidy for senior citizens has been adjusted from the previous MOP7,500 to MOP8,000, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has announced.
According to information from the bureau, the subsidy aims to contribute to the dignity of senior citizens and it is a way of affirming the respect that society owes them.
The beneficiaries of the allowance who currently reside in the MSAR will automatically receive the amount between October and December.
Beneficiaries residing abroad must provide a certificate of life by August 31 so that they can receive the subsidy during the same period.
If this does not eventuate, the subsidy will be granted at a later date.
The same applies for the senior citizens who meet the requirements to apply for allowance for the first time this year.
According to IAS, until May 31 this year the number of eligible seniors to be granted the allowance was 71,000, which represents a total government investment of MOP568 million.
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