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[h=2]Number of households on assistance shot up by 81%[/h]
August 15th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
As at 31 Jul 2012, the number of households on short and medium term assistance has shot up by 81% from 5,471 a year ago to the current 9,911.
This was disclosed by Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Major-General (NS) Chan Chun Sing in his reply to a question from MP of Jurong GRC Ang Wei Neng in Parliament.
A total of 3,033 households are also on long-term assistance under the Public Assistance scheme as at end Jul 2012, an increase from 2,992 households a year ago.
And a total of 18,997 beneficiaries are receiving childcare, kindergarten and student care subsidies, compared to 18,039 beneficiaries a year ago.
MCYS had revised the PA criteria on 1 April 2012 to allow more needy elderly to be assisted under the scheme and on 1 April 2012, the household income gap for short and medium-term ComCare assistance was also raised.
The requirement for seeking short and medium-term ComCare assistance is that the monthly gross household income should be less than or equal to $1,700.
If the gross household Income is more than $1,700 per month and the household has a large family, the per capita household income should then be $550 and below.
The person seeking assistance must have little or no savings and little support from family and the community.
Assistance provided includes:
The period of assistance will depend on the circumstances of the household; assistance may be provided for up to a period of 12 months in the first instance for medium-term assistance. For short-term assistance, the period will be up to 6 months at a time with the maximum duration of 24 months.
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As at 31 Jul 2012, the number of households on short and medium term assistance has shot up by 81% from 5,471 a year ago to the current 9,911.
This was disclosed by Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Major-General (NS) Chan Chun Sing in his reply to a question from MP of Jurong GRC Ang Wei Neng in Parliament.
A total of 3,033 households are also on long-term assistance under the Public Assistance scheme as at end Jul 2012, an increase from 2,992 households a year ago.
And a total of 18,997 beneficiaries are receiving childcare, kindergarten and student care subsidies, compared to 18,039 beneficiaries a year ago.
MCYS had revised the PA criteria on 1 April 2012 to allow more needy elderly to be assisted under the scheme and on 1 April 2012, the household income gap for short and medium-term ComCare assistance was also raised.
The requirement for seeking short and medium-term ComCare assistance is that the monthly gross household income should be less than or equal to $1,700.
If the gross household Income is more than $1,700 per month and the household has a large family, the per capita household income should then be $550 and below.
The person seeking assistance must have little or no savings and little support from family and the community.
Assistance provided includes:
- Rental, utilities and/or service and conservancy charges vouchers
- Monthly cash grant to meet basic living needs
- Educational assistance
- Medical assistance
- Referral to other agencies such as hospitals, HDB, schools and Family Service Centres (FSCs) for casework and counseling and/or placement on the School Pocket Money Fund for school-going children.
- Employment assistance and training-related services
The period of assistance will depend on the circumstances of the household; assistance may be provided for up to a period of 12 months in the first instance for medium-term assistance. For short-term assistance, the period will be up to 6 months at a time with the maximum duration of 24 months.
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