Welfare

BUDGET 2014: THE GOVERNMENT STILL DOESN’T SPEND A SINGLE CENT (PART 2)

TR Emeritus http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/02/26/budget-2014-govt-still-doesn%E2%80%99t-spend-a-single-cent-part-2/ The Real Singapore Feb 24, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/budget-2014-government-still-doesn%E2%80%99t-spend-single-cent-part-2 This is a two-part article by Leong Sze Hian and I where we analysed Budget…


BUDGET 2014: THE GOVERNMENT STILL DOESN’T SPEND A SINGLE CENT (PART 1)

TR Emeritus http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/02/25/budget-2014-govt-still-doesn%E2%80%99t-spend-a-single-cent-part-1/ The Real Singapore Feb 23, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/budget-2014-government-still-doesn%E2%80%99t-spend-single-cent-part-1 This is a two-part article by Leong Sze Hian and I where we analysed Budget…



LOWER-INCOME GOT MORE IN GOVT TRANSFERS THAN THEIR EARNED INCOME

The Real Singapore Feb 20, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/lower-income-got-more-govt-transfers-their-earned-income thehearttruths.com   Lower-income got more in Govt transfers than their earned income? We refer to the article “Median household…


HOW MUCH DOES COMCARE REALLY HELP THE NEEDY?

The Real Singapore Feb 20, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/how-much-does-comcare-really-help-needy I refer to the article “$ The Budget and me: Aid office near home a boon to widower” (Straits…



How Can We Help Mr Lee Make Ends Meet?

thehearttruths Feb 17, 2014 http://thehearttruths.com/2014/02/17/how-can-we-help-mr-lee-make-ends-meet/ Mr Lee is a 60 year old Singaporean who has not been able work for a few years. He injured…