Fact · foreign-domestic-helpers · 2025-09-30
FDH food allowance
外籍家庭傭工膳食津貼
Figure and reference date
At least HK$1,236 per month (2025)
每月不少於 1,236 港元（2025年起）
Notes and definition
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Other figures in this group (foreign-domestic-helpers)
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDH Minimum Allowable Wage (MAW) 外籍家庭傭工最低允許工資（MAW） | HK$5,100 per month (from 30 Sep 2025) 每月 5,100 港元（2025年9月30日起） | 2025-09-30 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
| FDHs in Hong Kong 在港外籍家庭傭工 | over 360,000 (Filipino ~55%, Indonesian ~42%) 約 36 萬人（菲約55%、印尼約42%） ImmD annual report and LegCo research: about 368,000. | 2024 | Immigration Department annual report (FDH statistics) |
| FDH minimum allowable wage (recent years) 外傭最低允許工資（近年） | 2023 4,870, 2024 4,990, 2025 5,100, 2026 5,220 2023-$4,870、2024-$4,990、2025-$5,100、2026-$5,220 Monthly; frozen at 4,630 in 2021, raised to 4,730 in 2022. | 2026 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance” (Labour and Welfare Bureau). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDH Minimum Allowable Wage (MAW) 外籍家庭傭工最低允許工資（MAW） | HK$5,100 per month (from 30 Sep 2025) 每月 5,100 港元（2025年9月30日起） | 2025-09-30 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
| FDH minimum allowable wage (recent years) 外傭最低允許工資（近年） | 2023 4,870, 2024 4,990, 2025 5,100, 2026 5,220 2023-$4,870、2024-$4,990、2025-$5,100、2026-$5,220 Monthly; frozen at 4,630 in 2021, raised to 4,730 in 2022. | 2026 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “FDH food allowance”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/fdh-foodallow-2025, data as at 2025-09-30 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈外籍家庭傭工膳食津貼〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/fdh-foodallow-2025，資料時點 2025-09-30（查閱日期 ＿）。
Machine-readable: /api/v1/facts.json (id = fdh-foodallow-2025) · OpenAPI 3.1 ·/llms.txt
Registered source
Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance
Labour and Welfare Bureau
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