Some
20 per cent, or about 500 low-income residents living in the South West
district do not know where to apply for financial and other types of social
assistance.
Many of these tend to be elderly residents.
These are the findings of a survey conducted
last year by the South West Community Development Council (CDC) on 2,569
households staying in rental blocks.
Although the CDC has raised awareness about
its social assistance schemes through the ComCare hotlline, newsletter and
other means, some residents say they do not know where to go for help, or think
it is difficult to get assistance from the CDC.
To address this, the CDC will be launching its
first illustrated social assistance guide on February 8.
Besides raising awareness of where and how to
get help, the guide will also debunk common myths related to CDC social
assistance.
The "myth buster" guide is a result
of feedback provided by residents and community partners. The CDC will work
closely with community and corporate stakeholders to distribute the illustrated
guide, available in all four languages, and other awareness materials this
year.
Over the years, the number of residents who
have applied for social assistance has increased by as much as 25 per cent in
the last quarter of 2011, compared to the quarter before.
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