To get this one-off payment of $50, your total household income
must be less than $1,500 a month or $450 per household member. That
mean if your total household income is $1,700 but you have 6
persons in your household, you are still eligible for the
vouchers.
What I am unhappy about is firstly, instead of $50 per household,
it should be based on the number of people in the household. $50
for a family of six is way too little. Secondly, some not that
needy people are abusing this fund. A friend of mine who is working
in the CC told me that they have been receiving applications from
residents living in condominiums, and even those living in landed
property.
I asked him how could they accept these applications? I thought
these vouchers are for the needy? Obviously these people do not
need the $50 vouchers. He told me these applicants are usually
senior citizens who are no longer living with their children. They
rely on their pensions, rents collected, allowances from their
children, etc. And since these "income" are not taken into
consideration, they are entitled to the vouchers.
Frankly, I am not convinced. Yes, they may meet the requirements
but do they really need it?
