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Hong Kong launches HK$45,000 job incentive scheme for welfare recipients

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Hong Kong is launching a three-year pilot program starting October 1st to provide up to HK$45,000 in financial incentives to welfare recipients who secure sustained employment. This initiative, funded by the Community Care Fund, aims to help families transition from Comprehensive Social Security Assistance to the Working Family Allowance. Lawmakers anticipate that single-parent families will benefit the most due to more flexible working hour requirements for eligibility. AI

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Hong Kong launches HK$45,000 job incentive scheme for welfare recipients

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kristen Cheung ·

    New HK$45,000 job scheme expected to benefit single-parent families most

    Hong Kong’s new cash incentives of up to HK$45,000 (US$5,740) to encourage welfare recipients to take up jobs are expected to benefit many single-parent families, lawmakers have said, while urging more flexible eligibility rules and stronger employment support. Legislators made t…

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