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Serious Health Minister Gan accidentally confirmed 1.3 million Sinkies live in poverty!

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[h=1]Health Minister confirms 1.3 million Singaporeans living in poverty[/h]
In a rare peek over Singapore’s widely-censored poverty statistics, Singapore’s Health Minister Gan Kim Yong unwittingly exposed that 1.3 million Singaporeans are eligible for the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS).


To be eligible for CHAS medical subsidies, one will has to earn less than S$1,800 household monthly income per person. This is only about S$1,440 in take-home pay after CPF deductions. As there is no poverty line in Singapore, S$1,440 is considered “poor” as it is less than half the 2016’s median monthly salary of S$4,056, and less than a quarter of the GDP per capita of S$6,097 in a month.
As such, it is safe to conclude that the 1.3 million Singaporeans (38% of the population) are poor.


The finding however is no surprise as a recent Ministry of Social and Family Affairs (MSF) report revealed that the number of Singaporeans receiving public assistance ComCare reached its highest ever in 2015. No statistic was provided for 2016 and 2017 by the ministry.


Forming the core group of Singaporean poor are the elderly, who do not have enough CPF money to retire. Part of the key reasons why CPF money is increasingly inaccessible is because of rising Minimum Sum and Withdrawal Age enacted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. CPF account holders are also slapped by the most expensive politician with a 17-year-long depression of CPF interest rate at 2.5% – less than half of it’s sister fund in Malaysia, the EPF.


The Singapore government has resigned to the fate of its worsening economy, with Lee Hsien Loong confirming that unemployment will continue to “creep up” in his recent May Day rally speech. Poverty is likely to worsen and affect more than 1.3 million – notably marked by of course with more “eligible” for CHAS.


Forming the core group of Singaporean poor are the elderly, who do not have enough CPF money to retire. Part of the key reasons why CPF money is increasingly inaccessible is because of rising Minimum Sum and Withdrawal Age enacted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. CPF account holders are also slapped by the most expensive politician with a 17-year-long depression of CPF interest rate at 2.5% – less than half of it’s sister fund in Malaysia, the EPF.


The Singapore government has resigned to the fate of its worsening economy, with Lee Hsien Loong confirming that unemployment will continue to “creep up” in his recent May Day rally speech. Poverty is likely to worsen and affect more than 1.3 million – notably marked by of course with more “eligible” for CHAS.
 

mojito

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Nonsense. One extended family of 4 seniors, housewife and 2 children living in perfect harmony would be 8 persons under one roof. How many sinkies earn 16k a month? Earn 12k also eligible for CHAS! Don't worry, all is well. :smile:
 

flatearther

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What's the age group of folks who can apply for the CHAS card?
Age does not matter. :wink:

What matters is:
chas.sg/content.aspx?id=306

"To qualify for CHAS, applicants must be Singapore Citizens and meet the following criteria:

• For households with income, the household monthly income per person must be $1,800 and below^.
• For households with no income, the Annual Value (AV) of home must be $21,000 and below^^.

^Household monthly income per person is the total gross household monthly income divided by total number of family members living together. Gross monthly income refers to your basic income, overtime pay, allowances, cash awards, commissions and bonuses.
^^ AV is assessed by IRAS. An AV up to $21,000 covers all HDB flats and some lower-value private residences.
"
 

JohnTan

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With 1.3M sinkies in poverty, there's more work for grassroots leaders to do. Any samsters want to join me?
 

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Nonsense. One extended family of 4 seniors, housewife and 2 children living in perfect harmony would be 8 persons under one roof. How many sinkies earn 16k a month? Earn 12k also eligible for CHAS! Don't worry, all is well. :smile:

Simi lancheow u talking about? 8 people live in one HDB flat? HDB got penthouse meh? Average HDB household is less then 3.5 people.
 

Papsmearer

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A single parent with 2 young kids, aged 1 and 3, earning SGD$5,000 per month and staying in a 3-room flat. Considered living in poverty?

Yep. $5K is only gross income. After you take out CPF, take home is only $4K. Then must pay housing loan, utilities, conservancy fees, etc. Just to hire the maid to look after the 1 and 3 year kid already cost how much a month? Not much left at the of the day.
 

zhihau

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Yep. $5K is only gross income. After you take out CPF, take home is only $4K. Then must pay housing loan, utilities, conservancy fees, etc. Just to hire the maid to look after the 1 and 3 year kid already cost how much a month? Not much left at the of the day.

Hmm... you're right, just the childcare and infant care itself can take out easily close to 1.5K. Hire domestic helper also sets you back by at least $600-700 after levy. Utilities set at about 200 per month with aircon on all night. Housing loan using CPF with minimal cash outlay. Transport costs about 200, food about 500. With about 900 to plan for savings and insurance... Hmm... oh yah, forgot the income tax, property tax and stuffs... you're right. 5K not enough...
 

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Hmm... you're right, just the childcare and infant care itself can take out easily close to 1.5K. Hire domestic helper also sets you back by at least $600-700 after levy. Utilities set at about 200 per month with aircon on all night. Housing loan using CPF with minimal cash outlay. Transport costs about 200, food about 500. With about 900 to plan for savings and insurance... Hmm... oh yah, forgot the income tax, property tax and stuffs... you're right. 5K not enough...

For those with older kids, even worse. Got all those above cost plus tuition.
 

borom

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And you have the world highest paid minister saying old folks collecting cardboard boxes are doing it for exercise-the very same one who attacked locals for criticising Pinoys many of whom are living it up here .
So many locals in poverty and yet at the same time so many foreigners living in luxury--do they really vote for this?
 

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And you have the world highest paid minister saying old folks collecting cardboard boxes are doing it for exercise-the very same one who attacked locals for criticising Pinoys many of whom are living it up here .
So many locals in poverty and yet at the same time so many foreigners living in luxury--do they really vote for this?


Apparently they did, sinkies are stupid and hopeless
 

jw5

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That must have been what his minions told him, and together with the old folks being interviewed not wanting to lose face, the outcome was that they were doing it for exercise and to pass their leisure time. Of course, the ministar was so excited that there was no poverty in SG as he had been told, so he simply passed the message on to the masses, not realizing that he sounded like a fool. :biggrin:

And you have the world highest paid minister saying old folks collecting cardboard boxes are doing it for exercise-the very same one who attacked locals for criticising Pinoys many of whom are living it up here .
So many locals in poverty and yet at the same time so many foreigners living in luxury--do they really vote for this?
 

halsey02

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That must have been what his minions told him, and together with the old folks being interviewed not wanting to lose face, the outcome was that they were doing it for exercise and to pass their leisure time. Of course, the ministar was so excited that there was no poverty in SG as he had been told, so he simply passed the message on to the masses, not realizing that he sounded like a fool. :biggrin:

With that kind of salary, he is one of the many highest paid fools on this planet earth...some say as far as landing on the sun at night...anyway it takes fools to know a fool....the 70% voters are like that....they can't tell the difference.
 

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With that kind of salary, he is one of the many highest paid fools on this planet earth...some say as far as landing on the sun at night...anyway it takes fools to know a fool....the 70% voters are like that....they can't tell the difference.

He is not the fool, the people paying him are the fools. he is the smart one laughing all the way to the bank for collecting so much money provide so little service.
 
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