Hong Kong Homeless Care Group
Hong Kong Homeless Care Group aim to fully focus on care the homelessness people and assist them return to social by them-self.
Now, The Government's resource mainly focus on the Street Sleeper, we hope to voice out and fight some resource for theirs.
19/08/2019
Good New :
Shipping Container houses, which are now success in the Netherlands and used for past 10 years.
Hong Kong can imitate that idea to build in the bottom of bridge in 18 distracts.
19/08/2019
Hong Kong Faced with problems such as insufficient land and a large population in a big city, Hong Kong is not the only victim, but an urgent problem facing the world.
There are local architects in the Netherlands who used to make containers for temporary housing more than 10 years ago. The container house is warm in winter and cool in summer. The environment is 100 times better than the Hong Kong bo***ir. It can also be used for 10 years. It has only recently been dismantled and returned to the development; creative Dutch architects even built floating houses on the water by the principle of "building a big ship". Although it is still a minority in the society, it is already a "wam cover" for some Dutch people to live and work in peace.
Hong Kong has recently discussed the possibility of using container housing as a temporary housing. The Netherlands proposed a plan to build a student dormitory in a container house in 2002. It was originally planned to be built locally, but it was in the golden period of the construction industry. The construction cost exceeded expectations and there was no demand. Space, so he turned to the Chinese factory and built it according to his design. "It was originally a five-year pilot project, and the cost was very low."
We consider imitate the use of Shipping Container houses, which are now success in the Netherlands and build in the bottom of the bridge in 18 distracts, that will serve more people enjoyment.
Scoure: http://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/news/topic_news_detail.php?category=special&newsid=9060
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18/08/2019
Homelessness mean is Sleeping without a home
18/08/2019
18/08/2019
Good New for Female Homeless People 🎉🎉🎊💃💃
The Female hostels/shelters places increased by the SWD from 5 in 2015-2016 to 132 in 2017-2018.
Among the 20 subvented hostels/shelters places increased by the SWD in 2016-17, five are female places situated in West Kowloon, increasing the number of subvented female places to 31. Together with the 132 female places provided by other NGOs on a self-financing basis, there are a total of 163 female places.
As at 2017-18, the number of female street sleepers was 104.
The SWD will closely monitor the relevant supply and demand condition, and will conduct service planning regularly.
Source: Legislative Council Press Releases on 2 May 2018
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201805/02/P2018050200691.htm?fontSize=1
LCQ12: Policy on and support for homeless people Following is a question by the Hon Leung Yiu-chung and a written reply by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong, in the Legislative Council today (May 2): Question: ...
18/08/2019
According to Social Welfare Department issued the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme of Rent Allowance with effect from 1 February 2019. Please find as below:
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme of Rent Allowance 2019
Under the "CSSA" Scheme, a rent allowance is payable to cover the cost of accommodation. The amount of rent allowance is the actual rent paid or the maximum
fixed under the Scheme, whichever is the less. With effect from 1 February 2019, the maxima are as below :
Amount per month ($)
For a single person $1,835 per month
For a family of
two eligible members $3,695 per month
three eligible members $4,825 per month
four eligible members $5,135 per month
five eligible members $5,150 per month
six or more eligible members $6,435 per month
Source:https://www.swd.gov.hk/storage/asset/section/529/en/SSL_13e.pdf
According to Society for Community Organization (“SoCO”) report, the median rent and utilities bills of cubicle is $4,677, and the highest rent is $11,015, and these bills are 15% of the rental.
Source: https://soco.org.hk/pr20190630/
For the updated of the rent allowance under the CSSA, What do your feel the enough to support to homeless people to rent a place for live?
12/08/2019
Homelessness in Hong Kong - Photos of Street-Sleepers in HK