1. Has the Government set up a special needs trust service for parents/carers of people with special needs?2. Will the Special Needs Trust service manage the property left by parents after their death and make regular payments to their children's carers or institutions in accordance with their wishes to ensure that their assests is used to continue to care for their children's long-term needs?3. Is there a special needs trust fee?

1. Has the Government set up a special needs trust service for parents/carers of people with special needs?
2. Will the Special Needs Trust service manage the property left by parents after their death and make regular payments to their children's carers or institutions in accordance with their wishes to ensure that their assests is used to continue to care for their children's long-term needs?
3. Is there a special needs trust fee?

The Chief Executive announced in the 2017 Policy Address that the Government decided to take the lead in setting up a “special needs trust”, to provide reliable and affordable trust services.

The Special Needs Trust Office (SNTO) was established in December 2018, with the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as the trustee, for managing the assets of deceased parents. Regular disbursements will be made to the carers of their children, who may be individuals or organisations, in accordance with the parents’ wishes. This is to ensure that their assets will be used for meeting the long-term daily needs of their children.

You can refer to the following Social Welfare Department website.

Information on service scope of Special Needs Trust

The source of information is provided by the Social Welfare Department