As of Dec 31 2022, around 3,400 families have benefited from the Home Ownership Plus education scheme. Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling gave this update in reply to an MP’s question in Parliament on Monday (May 8).
The impending plastic bag charge at supermarkets is meant to be a behavioural nudge to encourage the use of reusables over disposables. It will not remove the public's access to disposable bags and people should continue to bag their rubbish before disposal. The authorities have and will continue to offer suggestions o
Singapore’s Deposit Insurance Scheme aims to protect small depositors and its adequacy as a safety net can be assessed by looking at the proportion of depositors who are fully insured. The current coverage limit of S$75,000 per depositor per bank, which was raised from S$50,000 in 2019, fully insured 91 per cent of d
A fridge that was dumped in Clementi Forest was not removed by the authorities due to a “miscommunication between (Government) agencies”, said Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann in Parliament on Monday (May 8). Giving details in response to an MP’s questions, she said the National Parks Boa
Sector salaries are reviewed regularly to ensure that social service agencies (SSAs) remain competitive against comparable roles in competing markets, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua. Replying to MPs’ questions in Parliament on Monday (May 8), he said the criteria for j