What are the application procedures and the payment arrangement for Disability Allowance?
Social Welfare DepartmentForm and Guidance Notes |
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Documents Required |
Please return the completed application form together with photocopies of the following supporting documents: For applicants aged below 18
For applicants aged 18 or above
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Application Procedures |
Upon receipt of the application, SWD will make arrangements for an interview with the applicant. All the application procedures are to be processed in Hong Kong.
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Person Unable to Make Application by Himself/herself |
If an applicant is aged below 18 without a parent or legal guardian or is an adult aged 18 or above who has been medically certified to be unfit to make a statement on his/her own on rendering him/her unable to make an application by himself/herself, which is verified by SWD, an appointee will be appointed by the Director of Social Welfare to act on his/her behalf. Please contact the Social Security Field Units for details.
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Notification of Result of Application, Payment Method and Permissible Limits of Absence from Hong Kong During Receipt of Payment |
For other enquiries:Please visit the SWD’s Social Security Allowance Scheme’s website ; or |