Recipients will get a raise in their monthly allowance of between $30 and $120.

Under the scheme, elderly PA recipients living alone will now get $360 a month instead of $330.

A family of four will get an additional $120, bringing their assistance amount up to $950 a month.

Children of PA families will be given an additional payment of up to $130 per child per month.

Overall, MCYS will spend about $77 million on ComCare programmes.

The money will be used to fund work support programme, more help for needy children, more resources for grassroots oraganisations and the enhanced PA scheme.