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A 59-year old man who is visually handicapped, has kidney failure and has been declared medically unfit to work was denied long-term financial assistance by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).
The reason they cite is this: the man receives SGD$620 a month from his own Central Provident Fund (CPF) account which is higher than the amount given for public assistance, SGD$500, making him ineligible for financial assistance.
A Facebook post shared by member of the Singapore People’s Party Jose Raymond showed the letter received by the man from MSF’s Social Service Office.
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...2262736.1073741829.1745183592382968&__tn__=+=
Raymond adds that the man does not have any children, or family members, and lost contact with his only brother decades ago.
It begs the question of why one’s own CPF pay-out disqualifies them from receiving financial assistance.
The rental cost of his one-room flat in Toa Payoh is borne by a temple and the man has one meal a day delivered to his home. His dialysis treatment is covered by the Ministry of Health and National Kidney Foundation subsidies.
http://theindependent.sg/visually-h...ance-because-of-his-own-monthly-cpf-pay-out/#
The reason they cite is this: the man receives SGD$620 a month from his own Central Provident Fund (CPF) account which is higher than the amount given for public assistance, SGD$500, making him ineligible for financial assistance.
A Facebook post shared by member of the Singapore People’s Party Jose Raymond showed the letter received by the man from MSF’s Social Service Office.
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...2262736.1073741829.1745183592382968&__tn__=+=
Raymond adds that the man does not have any children, or family members, and lost contact with his only brother decades ago.
It begs the question of why one’s own CPF pay-out disqualifies them from receiving financial assistance.
The rental cost of his one-room flat in Toa Payoh is borne by a temple and the man has one meal a day delivered to his home. His dialysis treatment is covered by the Ministry of Health and National Kidney Foundation subsidies.
http://theindependent.sg/visually-h...ance-because-of-his-own-monthly-cpf-pay-out/#