Whichever method is chosen, one principle is certain: no matter whether the government steps in directly and allocates social welfare resources, or whether it reaches the same result more indirectly, the main focus of social welfare service is disadvantaged groups, be they the elderly, the disabled, children, or the ailing.
但有一個原則是確定的，無論政府直接介入、分配社會福利資源，或透過一些措施，間接達到效果，社會福利服務的主要對象是比較劣勢的團體，包括老人、殘障、兒童、病患等。