Long-term care: S’pore spends the least, pay the lowest, least transparent?
Is Singapore’s public spending on long-term care one of the lowest in the world?
Welfare
Social service: 1,800 programs, 24 offices, but “sob” stories galore?
With 1,800 programmes and 24 social service offices – why do so many needy Singaporeans fall through the cracks?
Don’t give too much help to the poor?
Do these arguments against giving too much help to the poor – make sense to you?
Workfare: Self-employed $8 cash monthly?
Why is it that the cash component payout under Workfare is so low?
Support have uplifted the majority of S’poreans: Really?
“We must first accurately take stock of where we are” in helping needy Singaporeans?
ST: ‘Sob’ stories that never ask the ‘obvious’?
What’s the point of so many ‘sob’ stories, without linking them to the list of assistance schemes featured?
Pay up $80 means HDB rental increase by $110?
Putting the “financial numbers” to 3 stories on why tackling poverty requires active listening
Inequality: Caused by ‘inequality’ between foreigners & S’poreans?
To what extent does the unlevel playing field between foreign workers and Singaporean workers contribute to inequality in Singapore?
GST Voucher: Less money to less people?
Is the GST Voucher adjusted for inflation every year since the GST rate was increased in 2007?
7 children, but no ‘cash’ assistance?
What exactly is the criteria for giving ‘cash’ assistance to very large low-income families?