For example , on the basis of the findings of the 1994 - 95 household expenditure survey , the administration made an overall examination of whether the cssa rates could adequately meet people s basic and essential needs in 1996 例如，政府于一九九六年根据一九九四至九五年度住户开支统计调查所得的资料，全面检视了当时综援金额是否足够应付基本生活需要。
Under this mechanism , a household expenditure survey for cssa households is conducted every five years , in addition to the annual adjustment . the aim is to update the ssaip in light of the relative importance of individual items of goods and services consumed by cssa households , to ensure that the index can more accurately reflect the expenditure pattern of cssa households and the impact of price changes on the purchasing power represented by the cssa standard rates 在此机制下，我们除了每年按社援指数的变动调整综援标准金额外，还会每五年进行一次综援住户开支统计调查，根据受助人在不同种类的商品及服务上的消费比重，修订社援指数，确保该指数更能准确反映综援受助人的消费模式及物价变动对综援标准金额购买力的影响。
