Welfare Support for Non-Refoulement Claimants
Dear Social Welfare Department,
Please can you provide a yearly breakdown from 2014 to 2023 on the statistics for:
(1) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement claimants and the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement claimants under the age of 18.
(2) the number of claimants under the age of 18 who have received humanitarian assistance.
(3) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare Department recieved from USM claimants.
(3.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare Department recieved from USM claimants under the age of 18.
(4) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM caliamants rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18.
(4.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM caliamants rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18 in non-emergency situations.
(4) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement claimants under the age of 18 to contribute to school fees.
Yours faithfully,
Valerie Ruecker
Dear Mr/Ms Valerie Ruecker,
Code on Access to Information
Application No. 91/2023
I refer to your application for access to information dated 10 October
2023. Your application is now under processing. According to paragraph
1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will inform you
of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 30 October
2023. In the meantime, please contact me at 2892 5599 if you have any
enquiry.
Regards,
Miss Niki LAM
for Director of Social Welfare
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寄件人: Valerie <[FOI #1436 email]>
日期: 10/10/2023 11:12下午
主旨: Freedom of Information request - Welfare Support for Non-Refoulement
Claimants
Dear Social Welfare Department,
Please can you provide a yearly breakdown from 2014 to 2023 on the
statistics for:
(1) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement
claimants and the amount of humanitarian assistance given to
non-refoulement claimants under the age of 18.
(2) the number of claimants under the age of 18 who have received
humanitarian assistance.
(3) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare
Department recieved from USM claimants.
(3.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare
Department recieved from USM claimants under the age of 18.
(4) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM caliamants
rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18.
(4.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM caliamants
rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18 in non-emergency
situations.
(4) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement
claimants under the age of 18 to contribute to school fees.
Yours faithfully,
Valerie Ruecker
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Dear Mr/Ms Valerie Ruecker,
Code on Access to Information
Application No. 91/2023
I refer to your application for access to information
dated 10 October 2023, requesting a yearly breakdown from 2014 to 2023 on
the statistics for –
(1) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement
claimants and the amount of humanitarian assistance given to
non-refoulement claimants under the age of 18.
(2) the number of claimants under the age of 18 who have received
humanitarian assistance.
(3) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare
Department received from USM claimants.
(3.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare
Department received from USM claimants under the age of 18.
(4) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM claimants
rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18.
(4.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM claimants
rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18 in non-emergency
situations.
(5) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement
claimants under the age of 18 to contribute to school fees.
2. Subsequent to our interim reply to you dated 19
October 2023, please find our reply below.
Item (1) above
The expenditure incurred by Social Welfare Department (SWD) on providing
humanitarian assistance for non-refolulement claimants (NRCs) through
commissioning the International Social Service Hong Kong Branch from 2014
to 2023 is set out below. SWD dose not have the breakdown figures of
expenditure for NRCs under the age of 18.
┌───────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Financial Year │Expenditure on humanitarian assistance ($ million) │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2014-15 │254 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2015-16 │485 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2016-17 │724 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2017-18 │582 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2018-19 │525 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2019-20 │477 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2020-21 │535 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2021-22 │574 │
├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2022-23 │585 │
└───────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Item (2) above
The number of claimants under the age of 18 who have received humanitarian
assistance.
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Financial Year│Number of claimants under the age of 18 who have received│
│ │humanitarian assistance │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2014-15 │648 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2015-16 │839 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2016-17 │337 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2017-18 │351 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2018-19 │1 059 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2019-20 │1 096 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2020-21 │1 150 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2021-22 │1 253 │
├──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2022-23 │1 296 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Items (3) (3.1) (4) (4.1) and (5) above
Please be informed that according to existing record, SWD is not in
possession of the information requested.
Regards,
Miss Niki LAM
for Director of Social Welfare
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收件人: Valerie <[FOI #1436 email]>
寄件人: Enquiry DAIO/SWDNET/SWD/HKSARG
日期: 10/19/2023 05:22下午
主旨: 回覆: Freedom of Information request - Welfare Support for
Non-Refoulement Claimants
Dear Mr/Ms Valerie Ruecker,
Code on Access to Information
Application No. 91/2023
I refer to your application for access to information dated 10 October
2023. Your application is now under processing. According to paragraph
1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will inform you
of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 30 October
2023. In the meantime, please contact me at 2892 5599 if you have any
enquiry.
Regards,
Miss Niki LAM
for Director of Social Welfare
-----Valerie <[FOI #1436 email]> 撰寫:-----
收件人: FOI requests at Social Welfare Department <[Social Welfare Department request email]>
寄件人: Valerie <[FOI #1436 email]>
日期: 10/10/2023 11:12下午
主旨: Freedom of Information request - Welfare Support for Non-Refoulement
Claimants
Dear Social Welfare Department,
Please can you provide a yearly breakdown from 2014 to 2023 on the
statistics for:
(1) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement
claimants and the amount of humanitarian assistance given to
non-refoulement claimants under the age of 18.
(2) the number of claimants under the age of 18 who have received
humanitarian assistance.
(3) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare
Department recieved from USM claimants.
(3.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers the Social Welfare
Department recieved from USM claimants under the age of 18.
(4) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM caliamants
rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18.
(4.1) the amount of applications for medical waivers from USM caliamants
rejected in total and for claimants under the age of 18 in non-emergency
situations.
(4) the amount of humanitarian assistance given to non-refoulement
claimants under the age of 18 to contribute to school fees.
Yours faithfully,
Valerie Ruecker
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