In 2001,expenditure on social welfare amounted to $29.7 billion: this included $20.5 billion (69 per cent) on financial assistance payments,$7.2 billion (24 per cent) on subventions,and $2 billion (6.7 per cent) on services provided by the SWD.

• 二零零一年的社会福利开支为297亿元，其中205亿元(69%25)用于提供经济援助、72亿元(24%25)为资助金、20亿元(6.；7%25)用于社署提供的福利服务。