Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme for the 2011/12 school year

Family Income

  1. Gross annual income refers to the total annual income accrued during the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 (including income from full-time jobs, casual jobs and other income but excluding Mandatory Provident Fund contribution by employee).

  2. Gross annual income of the family includes:
    1. the annual income of the applicant;
    2. the annual income of the spouse;
    3. 30% of the annual income of unmarried children residing with the family;
    4. contributions from other children not residing with the family and relatives / friends; and
    5. other income if applicable.

  3. Types of incomes earned by the family both within and outside Hong Kong that should be reported are listed below for
     

    Items that need to be reported Items that need not be reported

    1. Salary (including the salary of applicant, spouse and unmarried child residing with the family for full-time, part-time or temporary jobs inclusive of Provident Fund but excluding Mandatory Provident Fund contribution by employee)

    2. Double pay / leave pay

    3. Allowance (including housing / travel / meals / education / shift allowance, etc.)

    4. Bonus / Commission / Tips

    5. Wages in lieu of notice of dismissal

    6. Profit from business / investment

    7. Alimony

    8. Contribution from children not residing with the family / relatives / friends (including money or contribution of housing / water / electricity / gas or other living expenses)

    9. Interests from fixed deposits, stocks & shares, etc.

    10. Rental income

    11. Monthly pension / Widow's & children's compensation

    1. Old age allowance

    2. Disability allowance

    3. Long service payment / contract gratuity

    4. Severance pay

    5. Loans

    6. Lump sum retirement gratuity/ Provident fund

    7. Inheritance

    8. Charity donations

    9. Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

    10. Retraining allowances

    11. Insurance/accident/injury indemnity

    12. Mandatory Provident Fund contribution by employee


  4. Applicants should provide the annual income proof and those of the family member(s) under employment. SFAA will normally accept information with documentary proofs. If the information provided or submitted is not substantiated (e.g. self-declared statement of income), the applicant has to provide the SFAA with justifiable reasons in writing and detailed calculation of income. The explanatory letter should be signed by the applicant. For these cases, SFAA may make adjustments and apply benchmark figures based on the statistical information provided by relevant government departments, such as the Census and Statistics Department to assess the income of the applicant and/or his family members.

  5. In assessing the family income, if necessary (e.g. applicant claiming to be unemployed for a prolonged period), SFAA may require the applicants to provide documentary proof of items which is not listed above or seek further clarification for amounts that were used for maintaining the living of the family but have not been accounted for in the application such as savings, loans, and may request the applicant to produce documentary proof including bank savings records, duly signed declaration from the debtor, etc. In case no valid proof is provided, the amounts for maintaining the living of the family may be taken as part of the family income.



  6. If an income of a period less than 12 months is reported, the applicant should elaborate the reason (if unemployed, please state the period).