Caring for the Elderly
236. From the next financial year onwards, the Government will increase the number of Community Care Service Vouchers for the Elderly by 4 000 to 16 000 and the number of Residential Care Service Vouchers for the Elderly by 1 000 to 7 000, involving an estimated full-year expenditure of $1.2 billion and $1.97 billion respectively. The Government will also promote the further development of the elderly care services market, while promoting the parallel development of publicly-funded and market-based services, thereby enhancing the overall service capacity.
237. The Government has been supporting cross‑boundary elderly care. Starting this month, the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong has included two more residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs), resulting in a total of 26 RCHEs covering all nine cities of the GBA. The two-year Pilot Medical Subsidy Arrangement was also launched at the end of last year. The subsidy is subject to an annual ceiling of RMB10,000 per person for out‑patient expenses and RMB30,000 per person for in‑patient expenses.
238. In addition, the Government will implement new arrangements for portable cash assistance in the middle of this year, under which elderly participants of the Guangdong Scheme, Fujian Scheme and Portable Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme may opt to receive government assistance direct through their accounts with designated Mainland banks.
239. Last year, the Working Group on Promoting Silver Economy announced 30 measures, most of which have achieved positive outcomes. The Government will continue working closely with the industry to promote the silver economy.
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