财政预算案劳工及福利局相关措施记者会.PDF

《財政預算案》勞工及福利局 相關措施記者會 Press conference on Budget initiatives under Labour and Welfare Bureau 2018.03.02 社會福利經常開支實質增長 Real Growth in Welfare Recurrent Spendings • 2018-19年度社會福利的經常開支預算為798億元；較 去年的修訂預算(658億元)增加140億元，增幅達21.3% ， 佔整體政府經常開支預算約19.6% • Estimated recurrent government expenditure on social welfare is $79.8 billion in 2018-19, accounting for 19.6% of estimated recurrent government expenditure and is 21.3% or $14 billion higher than revised estimate ($65.8 billion) in previous financial year 2 社會福利經常開支實質增長 Real Growth in Welfare Recurrent Spendings • 大幅增加社會福利署(社署)及社福機構社工人手近1 200人 • Substantially increase social worker manpower for Social Welfare Department (SWD) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by about 1 200 3 安老服務 Elderly Services • 2018-19年度的經常開支預算約為91億元，比2017-18年度的修訂 預算增加約18% ，而比2012-13年度的開支增幅超過80% Estimated recurrent expenditure in 2018-19 is about $9.1 billion, which is around 18% higher than revised estimate in 2017-18 and over 80% higher than expenditure in 2012-13 • 注資10億成立樂齡及康復創科應用基金 Setting up a $1 billion Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care 4 改善安老服務的措施 Enhancement in Elderly Services 1. 增加長者社區照顧服務券試驗計劃的服務券數目 Increasing number of vouchers under Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly 2. 為私營安老院舍和殘疾人士院舍住客提供專業團隊外展和醫生到診服務 Providing professional outreach services and visiting medical practitioner services for residents in private residential care homes (RCHs) for the elderly and RCHs for persons with disabilities (PWDs) (RCHDs) 3. 增加資助安老服務單位基層護理人員的薪酬 Increasing salaries of front-line car