Donations down 36%, lowest welfare spending in the world?
Why are CDCs competing with other charities for “limited” charity donations?
Welfare
Did family of 3 (all with disabilities) get any ComCare assistance?
Did family of 3 (all with disabilities) get any assistance from the state?
Infrastructure spending is more than 150 times social welfare spending?
Should we reconsider spending more than 150 times more on infrastructure spending, than social welfare spending?
Fiscal policies: S’pore vs Hong Kong?
Is Singapore worse off than Hong Kong?
Do not crowdfund: Good or bad advice?
Why sometimes – crowdfunding is the only hope for people in desperate circumstances
One-sided stories of the poor on social media?
More transparency is needed for assistance allocated to ComCare.
Medisave top-ups’ eligibility increased from 57 to 65?
I refer to the article “1.57 million Singaporeans to receive $1.2 billion in GST vouchers and Medisave top-ups” (Straits Times, Jun 27). It states that…
Only 1,840 on public assistance who are not in shelter homes?
I refer to the article “Homes of last resort” (Straits Times, Jun 12). It states that “The number of residents in these homes has been…
Only 3,800 on Public Assistance?
Lonely and ‘waiting to die’ I refer to the article “Lonely and ‘waiting to die’, Singapore’s elderly poor find hope in many helping hands” (Channel…
Elderly poor: 10 damning statistics?
Elderly workers: Many working out of need I refer to Ng Kok Hoe’s article “Elderly workers: Many working out of need, not out of choice”…