Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
The 2026-27 estimate for this head (Head 173) is HK$7.5 billion p.3 (official document, opens in new tab). That is HK$838.8 million (12.6%) more than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$6.7 billion p.3 (official document, opens in new tab) (our calculation).
Spending by year
Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$10.0 corresponds to this department's spending. p.3 (official document, opens in new tab) p.12 (official document, opens in new tab)
This is a split by budget share. Taxes are not set aside for particular uses. How we split it
Staff and policy areas
How many staff?
The establishment goes from 1,353 posts on 31 March 2026 p.3 (official document, opens in new tab) to 1,326 posts on 31 March 2027 p.3 (official document, opens in new tab) (down 27, our calculation).
Which policy areas does it serve?
- Employment and Labour (part of the Economic group)
- Social Welfare (part of the Social Welfare group)
- Education (part of the Education group)
- Manpower Development (part of the Economic group)
A department may work in a policy area only in part. We never add department spending into group totals: the Government publishes totals by group only. Index of Policy Areas (PDF)