Exclusion orders bar recipients of public assistance from casinos
Straits Times Forum Published on Jun 23, 2012 MR LEONG Sze Hian (‘Worry over casino gambling statistics’; Tuesday) suggested that recipients of long-term ComCare assistance…
Welfare
Worry over casino gambling statistics
Straits Times Forum Online Published on Jun 19, 2012 FROM Aug 1, 3,000 people will be barred from the casinos because they, as HDB dwellers…
Homeless family lives in an office
Amy (not her real name) (“HDB: 18 appeals and still homeless”, TOC, Jun 11, 2011)http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/06/hdb-18-appeals-and-still-homeless/ came with her 39 year old brother, David (not his…
Less interest: ‘Why are the parents of eligible special-needs children still being advised to place funds with the Public Trustee’s Office?’
Straits Times Forum May 17, 2012 MR LEONG SZE HIAN: ‘The article (‘Special-needs kids plan: 98 sign up’; May 4) states that the Special Needs…
$5 benefit for every tax dollar a fairytale?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on April 17, 2012 ~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article “How 2-room households get $5 for every…
$1 Tax = $4.25 Benefits: Really?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on March 5, 2012 ~ By: Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article “Grow economy to forge inclusive society: “DPM”…
Never-ending need for donations
Posted by theonlinecitizen on February 29, 2012 ~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the article “Donations to CDCs up 5% to S$10.9m” (Today, Feb 28). …
Spend $30 million to disburse $61 million?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on February 28, 2012 ~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the increase in funding to family service centres of about $100 million, over the…
Enabling Masterplan for PWD – What was achieved in the last five years?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on February 26, 2012 ~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the Enabling Masterplan 2012-2016: Maximising Potential, Embracing Differences (for persons with disabilities). Yet another…
Use surpluses of the past for social spending
Business Times Published February 14, 2012 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Use surpluses of the past for social spending I REFER to media reports…