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Application Procedures and AssessmentRequired documentsNote

Introduction

People’s Canteen is to provide short-term, time-limited food assistance to the needy.

Service Content

To provide free packaged food like rice, noodles, canned food, etc.

Districts Served

Districts outside Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern, Southern and Islands Districts

Service Targets

Hong Kong residents, including the following groups whose household income and assets shall not exceed the prescribed limits:

  • Low-income family
  • Unemployed
  • Family encountering sudden changes
  • Street sleeper
  • Non-CSSA recipient (If CSSA recipient would like to apply for the service, referral from Social Security Field Units is required.)

Income and Asset Limit

In accordance with 55% of Median Monthly Domestic Household Income by Household Size (MMDHI), please refer to the following table:

 

No. of household members 55% of MMDHI
1 $5,500
2 $11,000
3 $18,150
4 $23,925
5 $31,130
6 $31,460
7或以上 $38,335

 

(Referring to the 55% of MMDHI in 2022 Q1, the latest announcement by the Social Welfare Department shall prevail.)

Asset Limit

Four times of the above Median Monthly Domestic Household Income

Application Procedures

Eligible applicants please call or go to service centres in person to make appointment with social workers, or through referral organisations to submit applications. Applicants are required to submit application form (must be filled in by social workers) and provide identification and residential documents, income and assets proof, etc., of the applicant and household members for eligibility assessment.

Required documents

Prior to handing in the application form, referral social worker should fill in the form and remind the applicant to prepare the following documents:

Personal Identity Information

Hong Kong Identity Card/ identification documents or birth certificates of applicant and that of his/ her family member(s)

Remarks: If applicants cannot provide identity cards, please provide other documents that can prove the applicants’ identity.

Residency Information

Address proof within last three months from the application date (e.g. copy of tenancy agreement, electricity bill, water bill, etc.)

Household Income Information

Proof of household income of the applicant and family member(s) within last six months (e.g. pay slip, Employer’s Return of Remuneration and Pensions or other types of income proof). If applicants have left the company, please provide proof of resignation.

Household Asset Documentation

  • All bank books/ bank statements of the applicant and family member(s) with the most updated balance within 7 days; a copy of the first page of bank book showing the name of account holder and account number, and that of the pages showing all transactions of past six months (including the cancelled accounts within last six months).

    * If the bank account is newly opened, please provide the first page of bank book with the name of account holder and account number, as well as the page with initial balance.

  • Time deposit balance/ statement of the applicant and family members in the past six months
  • All investments of the applicant and family member(s), with documents showing all savings or investment-linked insurance policy with cash value and dividends (e.g. Anniversary Statement, Insurance Policy Quarterly Statement, Stocks, Bonds, Funds etc.)
  • Proof of other assets, including properties, parking spaces and bank accounts outside of Hong Kong

Note

All copies should be readable.

After filling in the application form, please return it together with the required documents by fax to one of the following centres:

For applicants living in the Wanchai, Eastern, Central and Western, Southern and Islands Districts:

People’s Food Bank (Wanchai)

6/F, 85 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai

Tel : 2596 2746
Fax : 2596 2754

People’s Food Bank (the Central and Western District)

Shop 1-3, G/F, Fortune Court, 10 Sai On Lane, Sai Ying Pun

Tel : 2975 8777
Fax : 2915 5215

People’s Food Bank (the Eastern District)

Flat E, 35/F, E-Trade Plaza, 24 Lee Chung Street, Chai Wan

Tel : 2742 0172
Fax : 2742 0217

For applicants living outside of the Wanchai, Eastern, Central and Western, Southern and Islands Districts:

Kindness Centre (Kwai Chung)

Lower G/F, Shek Foon House, Shek Lei (II) Estate, Kwai Chung, N.T.

Tel : 2706 3798
Fax : 2706 3090

Kindness Centre (Shek Kip Mei)

Room 1-3, G/F, Man Hing House, Tai Hang Sai Estate, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon

Tel : 3586 9944
Fax : 3586 9844