Old Age Allowance (OAA)Figures and Statistics

　

1. Cases

2. Income and Asset limits for those aged 65-69

3. Amount of Allowance

　

Last Update : 2004/12/14

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Number of OAA Cases as at 31/3

Number of persons as at

Higher OAA (70+)

Normal OAA (65-69)

Total

31/3/92

284,526

126,694

411,220

31/3/93

282,253

145,273

427,526

31/3/94

253,367

152,759

406,126

31/3/95

286,605

135,990

422,595

31/3/96

289,387

140,599

429,986

31/3/97

295,355

142,472

437,827

31/3/98

299,070

141,744

440,814

31/3/99

304,772

140,229

445,001

31/3/00

 

 

445,835

31/3/01

 

 

453,734

31/3/02

340,920

117,121

458,041

31/3/03

348,012

106,921

454,933

31/3/04

 

 

456,798

Notes:

1. Before 1/7/93, PA cases also receive OAA. After CSSA was established on 1/7/93, cases in CSSA will no longer receive OAA

2. The drop in the total number of OAA cases in 31/3/94 is mainly due to the establishment of CSSA (merging PA and OAA into CSSA).

3. We note a drastic drop of HOAA cases in 31/3/94, yet an increase in NOAA cases. This is properly error in the counting system.

4. In 1994, the system was computerized and we see a substantial increase in HOAA cases and drop in NOAA cases (as observed in the figures as of 31/3/95). This is probably a correction of the error mentioned in (3) above.

　

Income and Asset Limit for applicants aged 65-69

 

Income limit

Asset limit

 

singleton

couple

Singleton

couple

1/4/91-31/3/92

2,200

3,400

100,000

150,000

1/4/92-31/3/93

2,600

3,900

110,000

166,000

1/4/93-31/3/94

3,450

5,610

121,000

181,000

1/4/94-31/3/95

3,630

5,870

130,000

195,000

1/4/95-31/3/96

4,140

6,490

141,000

212,000

1/4/96-31/3/97

4,860

7,870

151,000

227,000

1/4/97-31/3/98

5,200

8,420

161,000

242,000

1/4/98-

5,910

9,740

169,000

254,000

　

　

OAA Allowance Amount

 

OAA(aged 65-69)

Higher OAA(aged 70+)

Remarks

1/4/73 - 30/6/73

 

55

First established on 1/4/73

1/7/73 - 31/12/73

 

60

 

1/1/74 - 31/5/74

 

72.5

 

1/6/74 - 31/1/78

 

90

 

1/2/78 - 31/8/79

 

100

The age was lowered from 75 to 70 on 1/10/78

1/9/79-31/3/80

 

115

 

1/4/80 - 30/6/81

 

140

 

1/7/81 - 31/5/82

 

175

 

1/6/82 - 31/1/84

 

225

 

1/2/84 -

 

255

 

 

 

　

 

1/4/88 - 31/3/89

280

320

OAA (68-69) introduced on 1/9/88

1/4/89 - 31/3/90

310

355

OAA covered 67-69

1/4/90 - 31/3/91

343

393

OAA covered 66-69

1/4/91-31/3/92

373

425

OAA covered 65-69

1/4/92-31/3/93

413

470

 

1/4/93-31/3/94

450

510

 

1/4/94-31/3/95

485

550

 

1/4/95-31/3/96

525

595

 

1/4/96-31/3/97

560

635

 

1/4/97-31/3/98

595

675

 

1/4/98 -

625

705