Social Housing subsidy scheme receives 15 new applications

The Housing Bureau had received 15 new applications for Social Housing Temporary Subsidies by the end of September, of which one application has been approved, according to the Bureau’s press release yesterday.
The financial-aid scheme, which has been extended to August 31 next year, is to give out subsidies amounting to MOP1,650 (US$206.3) per month to approved family applicants with one to two members, while those with three or more members will receive MOP2,500 per month.
Currently, the Bureau is still assessing 13 other applications it has received, while one family applicant has withdrawn their request.
As at the end of September, 594 families were receiving government financial aid via the scheme, the Bureau said.
In addition, the housing department said that a total of 1,868 selected family applicants from the social housing application in 2013 had been provided units as of the end of last month. A total of 3,848 applicants were approved social housing units in the 2013 application.