The CSSA elderly payment threshold will increase from 60 to 65 years old. Photo: Sam Tsang/SCMP
Make yourself available for work, or have allocations docked, Hong Kong government tells CSSA recipients turning 60
- Eligible people in preretirement age group will have to take part in support for self-reliance scheme or receive HK$200 a month less
- Critics say government should offer incentives to those willing to work rather than punish people who do not
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Poverty
The CSSA elderly payment threshold will increase from 60 to 65 years old. Photo: Sam Tsang/SCMP