Download: Maintenance of Elderly statistics as at Jan 2017
Age and Gender of Elderly Applicants as at 31/12/2016
| Age/Sex |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Below 60 years |
58 |
43 |
101 |
| 60-65 |
230 |
199 |
429 |
| 66-70 |
274 |
198 |
472 |
| 71-75 |
303 |
197 |
500 |
| 76-80 |
170 |
168 |
338 |
| 81-85 |
110 |
142 |
252 |
| 86 and above |
59 |
132 |
191 |
| Total |
1204 |
1079 |
2283 |
Living Arrangements of Elderly Applicants
| Year |
Living alone |
Living with spouse and child(ren) |
Living with spouse |
Living with child(ren) |
Living with relative/friend |
Living in institution |
Other |
Total |
| June 1996 - Dec 1996 |
18 |
103 |
|
|
11 |
19 |
1 |
152 |
| 1997 |
26 |
91 |
|
|
3 |
18 |
0 |
138 |
| 1998 |
23 |
90 |
|
|
6 |
15 |
0 |
134 |
| 1999 |
20 |
85 |
|
|
9 |
13 |
0 |
127 |
| 2000 |
14 |
57 |
|
|
6 |
25 |
0 |
102 |
| 2001 |
22 |
78 |
|
|
5 |
14 |
1 |
120 |
| 2002 |
25 |
59 |
|
|
6 |
11 |
2 |
103 |
| 2003 |
17 |
55 |
|
|
9 |
7 |
0 |
88 |
| 2004 |
14 |
56 |
|
|
18 |
16 |
1 |
105 |
| 2005 |
14 |
44 |
|
|
23 |
18 |
0 |
99 |
| 2006 |
20 |
36 |
|
|
8 |
15 |
0 |
79 |
| 2007 |
29 |
8 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
13 |
0 |
109 |
| 2008 |
24 |
14 |
15 |
37 |
20 |
17 |
0 |
127 |
| 2009 |
43 |
16 |
21 |
61 |
39 |
16 |
1 |
199 |
| 2010 |
47 |
28 |
12 |
45 |
33 |
12 |
6 |
183 |
| 2011 |
24 |
11 |
18 |
23 |
22 |
12 |
0 |
110 |
| 2012 |
24 |
11 |
12 |
25 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
84 |
| 2013 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
63 |
| 2014 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
55 |
| 2015 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
36 |
| 2016 |
15 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
2 |
70 |
| Total |
457 |
865 |
134 |
261 |
285 |
266 |
15 |
2283 |
* Wef 2007 Living with spouse and children was further divided into living with spouse and children, living with spouse and living with children
Number of new Applications for Maintenance and Applications for Variation
| Year |
No. of Applications for Maintenance |
No. Applied for Variation |
| Jun-Dec 1996 |
152 |
8 |
| 1997 |
138 |
48 |
| 1998 |
134 |
75 |
| 1999 |
127 |
80 |
| 2000 |
102 |
75 |
| 2001 |
120 |
58 |
| 2002 |
103 |
101 |
| 2003 |
88 |
98 |
| 2004 |
105 |
72 |
| 2005 |
99 |
55 |
| 2006 |
79 |
38 |
| 2007 |
109 |
51 |
| 2008 |
127 |
39 |
| 2009 |
199 |
44 |
| 2010 |
183 |
66 |
| 2011 |
110 |
57 |
| 2012 |
84 |
47 |
| 2013 |
63 |
38 |
| 2014 |
55 |
40 |
| 2015 |
36 |
39 |
| 2016 |
70 |
27 |
| Total |
2283 |
1144 |
Outcome of Applications for Maintenance
| Year |
Orders Made |
No Order |
Dismissed |
Withdrawn |
Abated |
Total |
June 1996 -
Dec 1996 |
119 |
3 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
152 |
| 1997 |
110 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
4 |
138 |
| 1998 |
103 |
4 |
22 |
1 |
4 |
134 |
| 1999 |
103 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
127 |
| 2000 |
80 |
4 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
102 |
| 2001 |
88 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
120 |
| 2002 |
71 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
2 |
103 |
| 2003 |
60 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
88 |
| 2004 |
75 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
105 |
| 2005 |
77 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
99 |
| 2006 |
54 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
79 |
| 2007 |
73 |
8 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
109 |
| 2008 |
88 |
2 |
16 |
20 |
1 |
127 |
| 2009 |
153 |
4 |
17 |
22 |
3 |
199 |
| 2010 |
131 |
9 |
14 |
25 |
4 |
183 |
| 2011 |
69 |
6 |
28 |
6 |
1 |
110 |
| 2012 |
57 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
84 |
| 2013 |
38 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
63 |
| 2014 |
36 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
55 |
| 2015 |
22 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
36 |
| 2016 |
45 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
66* |
| Total |
1585 |
96 |
284 |
167 |
45 |
2279 |
*Note: As at January 2017, cases still pending outcome