Where your tax goes

Civil Aid Service

The 2026-27 estimate for this head (Head 27) is HK$138.3 million p.1. That is HK$9.6 million (6.5%) less than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$147.9 million p.1 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.1

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$138m
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$148m
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$154m

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$0.2 corresponds to this department's spending. p.1 p.12

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 106 posts on 31 March 2026 p.1 to 103 posts on 31 March 2027 p.1 (down 3, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Internal Security (part of the Security 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)

Read the Estimates for Head 27 (PDF) · All departments