Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme for the 2009/2010 school year

Family Income

  1. Gross annual income refers to the total annual incomes accrued during the period from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 (including income from full-time jobs, casual jobs and other income).

  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. the contributions from other children and relatives / friends;
    5. and other income if applicable.

  3. Types of incomes to be reported as well as those that need not be reported are listed as below. The applicant may be requested to submit documentary proofs for “Items that need not be reported” if required.
     

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

    1. Salary, including Provident Fund or Mandatory Provident Fund contributions

    2. Double pay / leave pay

    3. Allowances (e.g. housing / travel / meals / education / shift allowance, etc.)

    4. Bonus / commission

    5. Wages in lieu of notice of dismissal

    6. Profit from business / investment

    7. Alimony

    8. Contributions from relatives / friends

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

    10. Rent from property

    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. Retirement gratuity / provident fund

    7. Inheritance

    8. Charity donations received

    9. Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

    10. Retraining allowances

    11. Traffic accident / insurance / injury indemnities


  4. The SFAA will normally accept the information reported based on the documentary proof provided. If the documentary proof provided is not substantiated (e.g. self-declared income or applicant claimed to have been unemployed for an unduly long period of time), the SFAA may need to make adjustments by applying benchmark figures on the basis of statistical information provided by the Census and Statistics Department to assess the income of the applicants and /or their family members.

  5. If income of a period less than 12 months is reported, the applicant should state the reason why it does not cover 12 months. If the applicant was unemployed for part of the assessment period, this should be stated clearly in the application form.