Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) when is the Future Care Planning Playbook expected to be finalised and published; and (b) how does the Ministry plan to distribute the playbook to relevant stakeholders. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: SG Enable will be working with Social Service Agency (SSA) partners toContinue reading “PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUTURE CARE PLANNING PLAYBOOK”
Category Archives: Ministry of Social and Family Development
MORE TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS FOR HOMELESS PERSONS AND ROUGH SLEEPERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are any plans to build more transitional shelters for homeless persons and rough sleepers including those for displaced families with no access to other forms of accommodation. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: There are six Transitional Shelters with capacity for about 500Continue reading “MORE TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS FOR HOMELESS PERSONS AND ROUGH SLEEPERS”
STAFF VACANCIES IN ADULT DISABILITY HOMES AND DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the current number of staff vacancies in Adult Disability Homes (ADHs) and Day Activity Centres (DACs); (b) what are the challenges faced by social service agencies in filling these vacancies; (c) whether the manpower shortage has impacted their operations and, ifContinue reading “STAFF VACANCIES IN ADULT DISABILITY HOMES AND DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES”
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO PRESCHOOLS SUPPORTED BY ANCHOR OR PARTNER OPERATOR SCHEMES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the criteria for the admission of children to preschools supported by the Anchor Operator Scheme or the Partner Operator Scheme; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered requiring preschools benefiting from these schemes to give priority admission to Singapore citizens livingContinue reading “CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO PRESCHOOLS SUPPORTED BY ANCHOR OR PARTNER OPERATOR SCHEMES”
CARE OPTIONS WITHIN COMMUNITY TO GIVE RESPITE TO CAREGIVERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development what additional respite options and support for caregivers in the community are planned to help them care for loved ones with disabilities. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The respite care options currently available for caregivers of persons with disabilities include Special Student Care CentresContinue reading “CARE OPTIONS WITHIN COMMUNITY TO GIVE RESPITE TO CAREGIVERS”
ENCOURAGING MORE TO JOIN SOCIAL SERVICE AND DISABILITY CARE SECTOR
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development what is being done to encourage more people to join the social service and disability care sector. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) works closely with Social Service Agencies (SSAs) to develop strategies and initiatives to attract manpowerContinue reading “ENCOURAGING MORE TO JOIN SOCIAL SERVICE AND DISABILITY CARE SECTOR”
SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNTS FOR LOW-INCOME SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICE GRANTEES TO RECEIVE DIGITAL DISBURSEMENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the effort to implement digital disbursements to replace cash and supermarket vouchers at the Social Services Offices (SSOs) is hindered by low-income grantees who have no access to banking services; and (b) whether special bank accounts may be created for SSO recipientsContinue reading “SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNTS FOR LOW-INCOME SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICE GRANTEES TO RECEIVE DIGITAL DISBURSEMENTS”
FACTORS DETERMINING DURATION OF COMCARE ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO RESIDENTS IN NEED
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development how does the Ministry determine the duration of ComCare assistance offered to residents in need. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The Social Service Offices (SSOs) decide on the duration of ComCare assistance based on assessment of how long the household requires support to stabiliseContinue reading “FACTORS DETERMINING DURATION OF COMCARE ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO RESIDENTS IN NEED”
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES UNDER SPECIAL APPROVAL FRAMEWORK IN LAST TWO YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in relation to infant care and childcare subsidies (a) for each month in the last two years, how many applications are made under the Special Approval framework for each of the schemes; (b) how many are successful for each of the schemes; and (c) whetherContinue reading “NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES UNDER SPECIAL APPROVAL FRAMEWORK IN LAST TWO YEARS”
SUCCESS OF SOFT LAUNCH OF FOODCONNECT DIRECTORY AND DATABASE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in relation to the soft launch of the FoodConnect directory and database (a) how many households are currently signed up to it; (b) how many community groups are currently registered with the database; and (c) how is the success of the initiative to be measured.Continue reading “SUCCESS OF SOFT LAUNCH OF FOODCONNECT DIRECTORY AND DATABASE”
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