Category Archives: Ministry of Social and Family Development

PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are plans to meet potential demand in new estates with many young families, such as Sengkang and Punggol by (i) increasing the density of student care facilities such as community‐ and school‐based student care and (ii) increasing the issuance of permits forContinue reading “PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”

DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last five years in Sengkang, what is (i) the respective number for infant care and childcare places that are available (ii) the enrolment rate for such places and (iii) the average waiting time for enrolment; and (b) what isContinue reading “DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023”

COURAGE FUND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RECOVERING AT HOME

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in view of the updated COVID-19 protocols to self-test and recover at home, whether individuals who are self-isolated and unable to work after receiving a positive antigen rapid test result, but are not subjected to an Isolation Order, Quarantine Order, mandatory Leave of Absence,Continue reading “COURAGE FUND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RECOVERING AT HOME”

PROPORTION OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS THAT COULD NOT RECEIVE COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANTS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MEDISAVE PAYMENTS

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): I would like to thank the Minister for the reply. Just to give us a better sense of the 1%. In absolute numbers, how many individuals are you referring to? Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: I thank the Leader of Opposition for the question.I do not have the number in specific numbers,Continue reading “PROPORTION OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS THAT COULD NOT RECEIVE COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANTS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MEDISAVE PAYMENTS”

COS 2021: Impact of Children and Young Persons Act Amendments 2019

Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): In 2019, the Ministry introduced four significant updates to the Children and Young Persons Act.  First, changes were made to enhance the safeguarding of abuse on neglected children; second, the rehabilitation and re-integration of youth offenders was strengthened; third, parents with difficulties managing their children were to apply for family guidanceContinue reading “COS 2021: Impact of Children and Young Persons Act Amendments 2019”

COS 2021: Pre-school Places

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Chairman, I understand that by around 2025, 80% of pre-schoolers can have a place in a Government supported pre-school, up from about 50% in 2019. While the Government has increased the number of infant care and childcare places over the last five years, this is still woefully inadequate in townsContinue reading “COS 2021: Pre-school Places”