SWD continues combating scams cases including Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
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The Social Welfare Department (SWD) mentioned today (August 7) that it kept in mind additional arrests made by the Police in current days in connection with the scams cases referred by the SWD including Traffic Accident Victims Assistance (TAVA). The SWD will continue to completely help the Police’s examination to fight the criminal activities worried and make sure the correct usage of public resources.
The SWD has actually made numerous recommendations to the Police considering that March 2024 on TAVA applications believed of incorrect medical certificate submissions. According to the records of the Police, approximately June 25, 2025, an overall of 353 individuals were apprehended. Upon comprehensive examination, the Police have actually more detained 8 more individuals thought of dedicating scams in current days.
The SWD has actually improved the TAVA Scheme and carried out brand-new procedures considering that June 28, 2025, consisting of (1) combining the Injury Grant and Interim Maintenance Grant of the TAVA Scheme into the Compassionate Grant (CG) which depends on an optimum of 60 days of authorized leave; (2) needing a candidate to get accreditation from an authorized physician (consisting of a signed up Chinese medication specialist) to show that his/her injury needs hospitalisation for no less than 7 days or authorized leave for a minimum of 7 days; and (3) setting a ceiling on the variety of CG applications sent by the very same candidate to as soon as within 2 years.
In parallel with carefully keeping track of the application of the brand-new steps, the SWD will continue to confirm every TAVA application in a rigid way. If fraud or other criminal components are believed, the SWD will refer the case to the Police for examination to fight unlawful behaviour.
It is a criminal offense to supply incorrect details to acquire TAVA payments. Culprits might be prosecuted under the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210) and be accountable on conviction to jail time for an optimum of 14 years.