Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in view of the Ministry’s announcement that social service staff salaries are expected to see increases between 4% and 15% from April 2023, why have the reference point salary for Care Staff fallen to $2,280 and the starting and reference point salaries for Senior CareContinue reading “RECENT DECLINES IN REFERENCE POINTS FOR SALARIES OF CARE AND SENIOR CARE STAFF”
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NUMBER OF REPORTS MADE IN RELATION TO ABUSE AND HARASSMENT TOWARDS SOCIAL WORKER INVESTIGATED AND CONVICTED
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the last five years (a) how many reports have been made in relation to abuse and harassment directed towards social workers; (b) how many of such reports are referred to external law enforcement agencies for further investigations; and (c) how manyContinue reading “NUMBER OF REPORTS MADE IN RELATION TO ABUSE AND HARASSMENT TOWARDS SOCIAL WORKER INVESTIGATED AND CONVICTED”
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE’S PROCEDURES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES REPORTED BY SCHOOLS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development how does the Child Protective Service make known its services to young children who may be suffering physical or mental abuse by their parents or caregivers and may not have access to telephones, the Internet or any other persons outside their home to reportContinue reading “CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE’S PROCEDURES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES REPORTED BY SCHOOLS”
DATA ON PLACEMENT, PROFILE OF APPLICANTS AND DURATION OF STAY FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SAFE, SOUND SLEEPING PLACES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in 2022, what is the (i) utilisation rate of Safe, Sound Sleeping Places (S3Ps), (ii) number of applicants, (iii) rate of successful placements and (iv) median duration of stay; (b) what are the reasons for not admitting unsuccessful applicants and what follow-up actions haveContinue reading “DATA ON PLACEMENT, PROFILE OF APPLICANTS AND DURATION OF STAY FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SAFE, SOUND SLEEPING PLACES”
TOTAL VALUE OF FESTIVE GRANT FOR 2023 CONTRIBUTED BY LEE FOUNDATION AND DISBURSED TO COMCARE RECIPIENTS
4 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the total value of the festive grant for 2023 contributed by the Lee Foundation that will be disbursed to ComCare recipients; (b) what are the qualifying criteria for receiving the grant; (c) how many recipients have benefitted from the grant; and (d) inContinue reading “TOTAL VALUE OF FESTIVE GRANT FOR 2023 CONTRIBUTED BY LEE FOUNDATION AND DISBURSED TO COMCARE RECIPIENTS”
Conditional Cash Transfers for Supplemental Education Expenses
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): The Social Services Office (SSO) supports the less fortunate and less able in our society with the Community Care Endowment Fund or ComCare payouts. The Fund was launched in June 2005 and in FY2021, it amounted to $2.4 billion, disbursing around $177 million to about 100,000 individuals, a non-trivial number,Continue reading “Conditional Cash Transfers for Supplemental Education Expenses”
Capabilities at Social Service Offices
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, our Family Service Centres (FSCs) and Social Service Offices (SSOs) are intended to be the core nodes for social support. Our social workers are best placed to understand and respond to residents’ needs. Social workers help point residents to more specific assistance schemes, such as those for students. IContinue reading “Capabilities at Social Service Offices”
Poverty Relief for Specific Segments
Mr Chairman, I want to draw attention to three possibly underserved groups in our social service landscape. With full-time National Servicemen (NSFs), allowances start at $580, going up to $1,280 or more, depending on vocation. In most cases, NSFs need to depend on their family, at least in terms of housing, and are unlikely to beContinue reading “Poverty Relief for Specific Segments”
Strengthening the Trampoline
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, the trampoline is used to talk about helping individuals bounce back. Safety nets are equally important but, today, I will make proposals to improve the trampoline. Firstly, the Global Nutrition Report says Singapore is “off course” to prevent prevalence of overweight children under five from increasing. The cost of healthyContinue reading “Strengthening the Trampoline”
Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme
Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Sir, I have made several calls in this Chamber to have the Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme (KiFAS) made available to Singapore students from less privileged families who attend kindergartens apart from the Ministry of Education (MOE)’s and that run by anchored operators. However, the situation remains. As oneContinue reading “Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme”
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