Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) residents who have not at first instance me the eligibility requirements for the city’s Wealth Partaking Scheme 2025 can make a request for eligibility to the Social Security Fund (FSS) within the period of 18 June to 31 December 2028, according to Government Information Bureau (GCS).
Applicants may invoke any of the eight reasons – as specified under the relevant Administrative Regulation – why their physical absence from Macau may be counted as them being present in Macau for administrative purposes.
If – after verification and calculation – the 183-day presence requirement is deemed to be met, the financial disbursement will be granted.
Residents can use the “Macao One Account”, the Wealth Partaking Scheme website (https://www.planocp.gov.mo/), or by mail (Macao P.O. Box No. 3094) to proceed with their application.
Alternatively, they can visit any of the five service centres to submit the application forms in person. The service centres open from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm. The five service centres are:
Integrated Services Centre (Avenida da Praia Grande, No. 762-804, China Plaza, 2/F, Macau Peninsula) Macau Government Services Centre (Rua Nova da Areia Preta, No. 52, Macau Peninsula) Central District Public Services Centre (Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, No. 5 and 7, Complexo da Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, 3/F, Macau Peninsula) Macau Government Services Centre in Islands (Rua de Coimbra, No. 225, 3/F, Taipa) Islands District Public Services Centre – Seac Pai Van Station (Avenida de Vale das Borboletas, Complexo Comunitário de Seac Pai Van, 6/F, Coloane)
Starting 18 June, FSS will generally require approximately 10 working days to complete the review process after receiving the application documents. Subsequently, it will notify applicants of the review results and submit the list of eligible beneficiaries to the Financial Services Bureau for disbursement of funds.
The eligible residents will then receive the Wealth Partaking Scheme 2025 payment via bank transfer or cheque approximately one month after being notified of their eligibility.
Residents who wish to seek eligibility for the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund Budget Surplus Special Allocation on the same grounds they use in their application for the Wealth Partaking Scheme are exempted from having to make a separate application.
According to the Administrative Regulation of the Wealth Partaking Scheme 2025 the following eight reasons may be grounds for being considered administratively present in Macau for the 183-day qualifying period necessary for the relevant cash disbursements:
Attendance at tertiary education courses accredited by relevant local authorities; Hospitalisation; Residence on the Chinese mainland and being aged 65 or above, or residing on the Chinese mainland for health reasons and aged below 65; Work outside Macau for an employer registered with FSS; Work outside Macau in order to bear the main living expenses of family members residing in Macau; Performance of public service duties; Residence, work or attendance in relation to locally-accredited tertiary or non-tertiary education courses in the Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin; Work in Chinese mainland cities that form part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).
For enquiries about this year’s Wealth Partaking Scheme, otherwise known as the city’s annual cash handout, contact 2822 5000.
Source: GCS
Photo: MJ Haru
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