Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower in light of the consistently high interest rate spread between lending and deposit rates, with limited pass-through of global central bank rate hikes to domestic deposit rates, whether the Ministry will consider (i) a one-off adjustment to CPF Ordinary Account (OA) interest rates that better reflect theContinue reading “ONE-OFF ADJUSTMENT TO CPF ORDINARY ACCOUNT INTEREST RATES TO BETTER REFLECT INFLATION PREMIUM”
Category Archives: Education, Inequality, Cost of Living
ADDITIONAL PLACES OFFERED BY NEW SPED SCHOOLS UNDER ENABLING MASTERPLAN 2030 RECOMMENDATIONS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education with regard to the Enabling Masterplan 2030 recommendations to increase the number of Special Education (SPED) schools, how many additional places will be offered to students by these new SPED schools. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The five new Special Education (SPED) schools to be set up by 2030 will addContinue reading “ADDITIONAL PLACES OFFERED BY NEW SPED SCHOOLS UNDER ENABLING MASTERPLAN 2030 RECOMMENDATIONS”
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”
PROPOSAL TO DEFER GST INCREASE GIVEN INCREASED TAX COLLECTION IN FY2021/2022 AND BELOW-INFLATION INCOME GROWTH
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in light of the recent study by DBS which found that income growth has not kept pace with inflation, and the sharp increase in tax receipts for the past financial year, whether the Ministry has considered (i) postponing the need to raise GSTContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO DEFER GST INCREASE GIVEN INCREASED TAX COLLECTION IN FY2021/2022 AND BELOW-INFLATION INCOME GROWTH”
PRICES OF COOKED FOOD SOLD IN MATURE ESTATES, NON-MATURE ESTATES, OLDER COFFEE SHOPS AND NEWER COFFEE SHOPS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry tracks the average prices of cooked food sold in (i) mature estates (ii) non-mature estates (iii) older coffeeshops and (iv) newer coffeeshops; and (b) if so, whether there are any systemic differences between (i) mature estates and non-mature estates and (ii) olderContinue reading “PRICES OF COOKED FOOD SOLD IN MATURE ESTATES, NON-MATURE ESTATES, OLDER COFFEE SHOPS AND NEWER COFFEE SHOPS”
MEASURES TO IMPROVE WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONGST TEACHERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry is considering other measures besides pay increase to enhance the working conditions for teachers including concerns over workload and long hours, such as adding more staff. Mr Chan Chun Sing: Mr Speaker, Sir, first, let me thank Members of this House for theContinue reading “MEASURES TO IMPROVE WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONGST TEACHERS”
STUDIES ON INTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY IN SINGAPORE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance following the Ministry’s 2012 and 2015 papers on Intergenerational Income Mobility in Singapore (a) whether similar studies have been carried out yielding data for recent years; (b) whether such studies will be expanded to include mobility in health, wealth and opportunities; and (c) whether thereContinue reading “STUDIES ON INTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY IN SINGAPORE”
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”
PLANS TO RECOVER POTENTIAL OVERPAYMENTS OF SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE AGENCY GRANTS FROM OUTSOURCED SERVICE PROVIDER
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education regarding the Auditor-General’s Office Report for the financial year 2021/22, whether there are plans to (i) recover potential overpayments of SkillsFuture Singapore agency grants from its outsourced service provider (ii) replace the outsourced service provider with another and (iii) bring the grants management payments function in-house. MrContinue reading “PLANS TO RECOVER POTENTIAL OVERPAYMENTS OF SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE AGENCY GRANTS FROM OUTSOURCED SERVICE PROVIDER”
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”
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