Harmonious Families Priority Scheme Starting January 2009, the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) has implemented an enhanced housing arrangement for members of families with elderly persons to foster harmonious families. Under the new arrangement, the Families with Elderly Persons Priority Scheme and the Special Scheme for Families with Elderly Persons of the Waiting List (WL) applications are replaced by the Harmonious Families Priority Scheme (HFPS).
Under the HFPS, the applying families may opt to live in one flat or two nearby flats according to their choice of district and the number of flats available for their family situations.
(A) For options to live with the elderly persons(s) in one flat
Eligibility
1.
The applicant's family must consist of at least two members with one of them being the elderly parent or dependant relative. The applicants may apply for a flat in any WL District and their allocation can be advanced by six months.
2.
At the time of application, the elderly person must have reached the age of 60 and is willing to live with the other member(s).
3.
The family has to meet all eligibility criteria applicable to ordinary families.
Flat Allocation
Irrespective of whether the elderly or another mature family member is the applicant, both of them have to sign an undertaking at the time of investigation to the effect that the latter would live together with and take care of the elderly. The tenancy so granted may be terminated if the latter member is subsequently found to have failed in complying with this rule.
To better utilize valuable public housing resources, the HD allocates to eligible applicants flats in estates to be completed or flats under refurbishment. Signing-up of tenancy agreement and physical intake for the flat will be arranged upon completion of the estate or refurbishment work. Applicants who have accepted flat allocated in advance cannot request alternative allocation.
(B) For options to live in two nearly flats
Eligibility
1.
The applicant's family must be a nuclear family plus at least one elderly parent or dependant relative. They may jointly apply for two separate but nearby flats in the non-Urban WL District in one or two applications and their allocation can also be advanced by six months. ( Two public rental housing flats in the same District Council district will be allocated subject to the availability of suitable resources.)
2.
At the time of application, the elderly person must have reached the age of 60.
3.
The family has to meet all eligibility criteria applicable to ordinary families.
Flat Allocation
Investigation of the elderly parent(s)/dependent relative(s)' application will be advanced should the application of the young family mature first. Upon allocation of public housing flats, the young family should take care of the elderly parent(s)/dependent relative(s). The tenancy so granted may be terminated if the young family is subsequently found to have failed in complying this rule.
To better utilize valuable public housing resources, the HD allocates to eligible applicants flats in estates to be completed or flats under refurbishment. Signing-up of tenancy agreement and physical intake for the flat will be arranged upon completion of the estate or refurbishment work. Applicants who have accepted flat allocated in advance cannot request alternative allocation.
