Social Welfare Department

The dataset provides the NGO operating Victim Support Programme for Victims of Family Violence (VSP) with the name of agency/centre, address and contact means.

Private and Non-profit making standalone Child Care Centre aims to provide day care to the children aged from birth to under 3.

The SWD has bought places from private Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities (RCHDs) to encourage private RCHDs to upgrade their service standards, to increase the supply of subsidised residential care places and to help the market develop more service options for persons with disabilities.

To provide multi-disciplinary outreach services for residents of private residential care homes for persons with disabilities (including persons with physical and / or intellectual disabilities, persons in mental recovery or persons with suspected mental health problems, etc.) so as to meet their social and rehabilitation needs.

Through networking with designated Parents/Relatives Resource Centres, the Professional Support Team (PST) is to provide information, emotional support and guidance to the parents/guardians/family members of pre-school children diagnosed to have or suspected to have special needs. Through PST’s Parents Support Programmes and Telephone Enquiry Service, the parents/guardians/family members are equipped with the knowledge and skills in meeting their children’s developmental needs to facilitate the growth and development of their children.

It provides residential care to children with disabilities with a special need in order to protect and promote their health and well-being, and nurture their growth and development with regard to their physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs. It also forms part of the pre-school services for children with disabilities as a continuum of training in day special child care centres.

The dataset provides information of name of participating schools, approved service providers, service units, addresses, and telephone numbers.

The Senior Citizen Card provides a generally recognized proof of age to elders so as to facilitate their access to concessions, discounts or priority services offered by Government departments, public transport, private and commercial establishments. The Scheme aims at promoting a spirit of respect for the senior citizens.

It provides persons with disabilities with opportunities to participate in and to organise a variety of activities which meet their social, recreational and developmental needs.

Social Security Appeal Board provides a means of redress for any person not satisfied with the decision of the Social Welfare Department in respect of eligibility and payment of social security benefits.

Social Welfare Department is providing social security services such as Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and Social Security Allowance through Social Security Field Units.

For early identification of and to provide assistance to pre-primary children and their families with welfare needs, Social Work Teams have been set up by non-governmental organisations to serve the participating Pre-primary Institutions (PPIs).

It provides special training and care for children with moderate to severe disabilities aged two to under six who have not yet started primary schooling to facilitate their growth and development, helping them prepare for primary education.

The dataset provides information on district, update date, centre code, centre name and last application date of selected cases in respect of Special Child Care Centre.

The Chief Executive announced in the 2017 Policy Address that the Government decided to take the lead in setting up a “special needs trust”, to provide reliable and affordable trust services. The Special Needs Trust Office (SNTO) was established in December 2018, with the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as the trustee, for managing the assets of deceased parents. Regular disbursements will be made to the carers of their children, who may be individuals or organisations, in accordance with the parents’ wishes. This is to ensure that their assets will be used for meeting the long-term daily needs of their children.

Spending Data of Head 170 - Social Welfare Department

Statistics and Figures on Social Welfare

The dataset provides information on number of cases served, number of satisfactorily closed cases and number of unsatisfactorily closed cases under Community Services Orders Scheme.

The dataset provides information on number of active cases, number of satisfactorily closed cases and number of unsatisfactorily closed cases under Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners Scheme.

The dataset provides information on number of cases served, number of satisfactorily closed cases and number of unsatisfactorily closed cases under Probation Service.

Information on number of complaints handled, category of complainant, nature of issue being screened or investigated, category of service being complained or investigated, and outcome of investigation.

Information on number of elder abuse cases by type of abuse, victim’s sex, victim’s residential district, etc.

The dataset provides information on Foster Care Service by number of Foster Homes and by number of Foster Children in Placement

The dataset provides the statistics on newly registered child protection cases, newly reported spouse/cohabitant battering cases and sexual violence cases captured by the Child Protection Registry and the Central Information System on Spouse/Cohabitant Battering Cases and Sexual Violence Cases (Central Information Systems).

Information on residential care services by type of homes, number of homes, number of places

Statistics on result of social security appeals decided by Social Security Appeal Board

Number of Referrals Received for Assessment and Number of Assessments Completed

Number of applicants and average waiting time for subsidised community care services for the elderly. Note: With effective from 1 April 2026, Integrated Home Care Services (Frail Case) [IHCS(FC)] and Enhanced Home and Community Care Services (EHCCS) have been renamed as one single type of service as “Home Care Services (HCS) for Frail Elderly Persons”.

Status of Social Security fraud cases referred to Police

Subvented residential care homes for the elderly operated by non-government organizations (NGOs), and contract homes operated by NGOs / private operators selected through competitive bidding, aim at providing subsidised residential care services for the elderly aged 65 or above who, for personal, social, health and/or other reasons, cannot adequately be taken care of at home. Persons aged between 60 and 64 may apply if there is a proven need.

Distribution of the provisional subventions by service programmes The dataset provides information of services, allocation (by million) and percentage

The Support Centre for Persons with Autism (SPA), adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, and provides a range of training and support services for young persons with high-functioning autism (HFA) to meet their individual needs in coping with challenges during their transition into adulthood. SPA also offers support services for their parents/carers, and provides professional consultation and training for frontline staff of welfare service units serving persons with autism.

To enhance the employability of persons with disabilities through vocational training and to provide incentives to encourage employers to offer jobs to persons with disabilities to try out their working capabilities.

It provides group home living for persons with mentally or physically handicapped who can only live semi-independently with a fair amount of assistance from hostel staff in daily activities.

It provides group home living for persons with mentally handicapped who can only live semi-independently with a fair amount of assistance from hostel staff in daily activities.

It provides group home living for persons with disabilities who can only live semi-independently with a fair amount of assistance from hostel staff in daily activities.

It provides group home living for persons with physically handicapped who can only live semi-independently with a fair amount of assistance from hostel staff in daily activities.

It provides group home living for persons with visual and mental handicap who can only live semi-independently with a fair amount of assistance from hostel staff in daily activities.

The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to road traffic accident victims or the surviving dependants of deceased traffic accident victims on a non-means tested basis, regardless of the element of fault leading to the occurrence of the accident. Payments are made for personal injuries, while loss of or damage to property is not covered.

Transitional Care and Support Centre for Tetraplegic Patients (TCSC) provides time-defined and goal-oriented community-based rehabilitation programmes to tetraplegic patients discharged from hospital/medical rehabilitation centre to facilitate their return to community living with a view to improving their physical, cognitive, communicative, behavioural, psychological and social functioning in a non-medical setting. Training and support services will also be provided to family members or carers of the patients to strengthen their caring capacity.