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To provide necessary and timely assistance to tenants facing 房協於二零二三╱二四年度繼續推行「租金
short-term financial hardship, the Housing Society has sustained 援助計劃」，向有短期經濟困難的租戶提供適
the Rent Assistance Scheme (RAS) in 2023/24. Rent assistance 切和及時的援助。年內，共有八百五十七個
amounting to over HK$1 million per month was provided to a 家庭受惠，每月涉及金額超過一百萬港元。
total of 857 households during the year. In line with the relaxed 按二零二零年放寬的申請條件，「租金援助計
criteria introduced in 2020, the RAS provides either a 50 or 25 per 劃」為家庭總收入處於入息限額百分之七十五
cent rent reduction for eligible households earning not exceeding 之內的合資格租戶，提供百分之五十或百分
75 per cent of the income limit. The Comprehensive Social 之二十五的租金減免。符合指定條件的綜合
Security Assistance recipients who meet the eligibility criteria 社會保障援助受助人亦可申請「租金援助計
can also apply for the RAS, provided their total allowances do not 劃」，惟所獲得的津貼總額不得超過每月租
exceed their monthly rent. 金。

strengthening tenancy Policies for Equity and Fairness 完善租戶政策 公平善用資源

With a firm commitment to safeguarding rational use and 房協致力確保善用及公平分配公共房屋資
equitable allocation of public housing resources, the Housing 源，並於年內採取一系列措施，加強打擊濫
Society has implemented a series of tightened measures 用公屋，包括為二零一八年實施的「富戶政
to combat tenancy abuse during the year. These measures, 策」推出加強版。有關措施分三個階段實施，
including enhancements of the existing “Well-off Tenants 第一階段的短期措施於二零二三年十二月一
Policy” (WTP) initially launched in 2018, are implemented in 日展開。
three phases, with the first phase of the immediate actions
commencing on 1 December 2023.

The initial phase, effective from 1 December 2023, commenced 首階段措施由二零二三年十二月一日起生
with measures including shortening the non-occupancy 效，包括將丟空單位的寬限期縮短至三個
grace period to three months, reducing the maximum term of 月、暫居期上限由十二個月縮短至四個月，
temporary housing stays from 12 to four months, and imposing 以及因作出虛假陳述或違反租約協議任何條
a five-year re-application ban on public rental housing to 款而被終止租約的違規者，禁止在五年內再
violators who have their tenancy terminated due to making false 次申請公共房屋。於二零二三年年底，房協
declarations or breaching any terms of the tenancy agreement. 開始使用地政總署的物業查冊系統，主動查
At the end of 2023, the Housing Society started proactive 核租戶是否擁有香港住宅物業。
checks and verification of the ownership status of domestic
and residential properties belonging to its tenants by using the
property search system of the Lands Department.

52 Hong Kong Housing Society Annual Report 2023/24 香港房屋協會 2023/24 年度年報 53