Yet another “heart-wrenching” story: where art thou (assistance schemes)?
Are our financial assistance schemes adequate in helping the poor?
Welfare
GST Voucher: 730,000 less people get it?
Why has the number getting GST Cash vouchers apparently decreased?
Poverty: S’pore vs Hong Kong?
A more effective poverty support system is required in Singapore.
Diploma holder earns $800 – homeless?
Why do we continue to have a system whereby those with a criminal record are discriminated in employment?
ComCare: Less households helped – criteria relaxed, economic downturn, rising unemployment?
Why did fewer households gain help from ComCare under the condition of a more relaxed income criteria?
U-Save: Households up 10%, electricity tariff up 17%, but rebates down 16%?
Is it odd that we got $226 million of rebate costs for 800,000 households in 2001, yet only $190 million for 880,000 in 2017?
53 articles about “homeless” issues in S’pore?
The Homeless Hearts of Singapore, an incubator for those who want to start their own homeless outreach, is attracting more volunteers to join and greatly arousing their sympathies towards the homeless.
Any assistance given to jobless (6 months) mother & child?
For a 6-month jobless mother, why did she not get any financial assistance from some places which are supposed to help?
F1 visitors magically increased when ticket sales at an all-time low?
The estimated cost of holding F1 in Singapore is around $150 million each year, does it even worth enough for the purpose of attracting more international visitors?
Get CDA top-up, eggs, milk – depends on where you live?
With each Community Developmemt Council (CDC) or town council having their own piecemeal assistance programmes – we may have a situation whereby getting milk powder or eggs, and now CDA top-up, etc, may depend on where you live.