Where to get social welfare ?

[groober2011]

Proper channel:

1. See your MP first, get a referral letter to your CDC

2. See your CDC Mayor, get a referral letter to MCYS

3. See MCYS

PS: BTW, it's not called social welfare in Singapore. That's considered vulgar language here. It's called public assistance.

Bro, that takes time. Go directly to the CDC and submit documents and wait for letter for an appointment to see the officer. Bring along personal particulars, bank statements, CPF Statements (13 months records), household bills etc. The CDC office will tell you what to documents exactly they need from you.

Seeing the MP will make the process longer and you don't need the MP to write or recommend you at all. MP very busy person and if it is not necessary, why do it as there are so many people also wanting to see him/her?

For medical, there is a social welfare department. When the hospital bill is presented to you, do not pay immediately and tell the cashier you are seeing the social welfare department about your case. They will not demand payment. Bring the bill/s and all relevant documents (about the same as for CDC) and make appointment to see the officer.

 

[Ramseth]

Bro, that takes time. Go directly to the CDC and submit documents and wait for letter for an appointment to see the officer. Bring along personal particulars, bank statements, CPF Statements (13 months records), household bills etc. The CDC office will tell you what to documents exactly they need from you.

Seeing the MP will make the process longer and you don't need the MP to write or recommend you at all. MP very busy person and if it is not necessary, why do it as there are so many people also wanting to see him/her?

For medical, there is a social welfare department. When the hospital bill is presented to you, do not pay immediately and tell the cashier you are seeing the social welfare department about your case. They will not demand payment. Bring the bill/s and all relevant documents (about the same as for CDC) and make appointment to see the officer.

You're right too, but that's for people who know how to go to CDC directly. Otherwise, take a few days more, your neighborhood MPS is still more practicable in the long run for the objective. As for hospital bill, if your Medisave and Medishield cover all, then there's nothing more to say or ask. Otherwise, repeat above procedure for Medifund. Getting your MP to know your problem takes a few more days but it's worth it. There're only 5 CDCs in Singapore. How often can you afford to go there if you're in such dire straits? Even bus or MRT fare could break you. Your neighborhood MP is paid to do it. 不要搞到欲速而不达。

 

[groober2011]

You're right too, but that's for people who know how to go to CDC directly. Otherwise, take a few days more, your neighborhood MPS is still more practicable in the long run for the objective. As for hospital bill, if your Medisave and Medishield cover all, then there's nothing more to say or ask. Otherwise, repeat above procedure for Medifund. Getting your MP to know your problem takes a few more days but it's worth it. There're only 5 CDCs in Singapore. How often can you afford to go there if you're in such dire straits? Even bus or MRT fare could break you. Your neighborhood MP is paid to do it. 不要搞到欲速而不达。

Meeting MP usually a weekly affair I think. At the end of the day, will still require the same processing in CDC, no shortcuts.

CDC's takes about a month to process each case. As usual, only those affected by their circumstances sees their personal problem as urgent. Outsiders don't view it as such, even MP's will not treat every case as "Priority Urgent" must take immediate action. This is real life and not some fairy story I am relating. It is human nature that our own problem is more important than the problems of others.

For hospitals, Medisave and Medishield only for major illness, not for checkups or x-rays etc. Most bills one gets in hospitals are not covered under those schemes.

 

[chonburifc]

Do you know why there're no tissue paper sellers in Thailand?

Thai use toilet paper?

Ram is right. After spending years in LOS, one thing you won't see is senior citizens selling tissue. You will still see beggars but that is getting less common and many are FT Tan Jia beggars (Burmese and Cambodians, recently also spotted Vietnamese beggar gangs in Sin City).

The Thais are very close to each other especially in the upcountry. The senior citizens are well respected even if they are poor and needly so there will be people to look after them even if the government cannot look after them. This is their culture.

Occasionally, you will see an old Ah Mah selling food or handicraft work. Please help them if you can. Afterall, we can't bring our money into our coffin.

 

[looneytan]

Do you know why there're no tissue paper sellers in Thailand?

they rub their arsehole opening on toilet seat

 

[po2wq]

they rub their arsehole opening on toilet seat

dey oni got squatting toilets la ...

 

[Ramseth]

For hospitals, Medisave and Medishield only for major illness, not for checkups or x-rays etc. Most bills one gets in hospitals are not covered under those schemes.

Frequency aside, it's always smoother when you go armed with an MP letter. Frequency of weekly shouldn't be a problem, especially most of us are living in GRCs. The rotating of MPS means practically every working day, just a matter of your time and distance. Surely better than tell an old auntie to go to CDC that she's clueless about and most likely even further way.

Ram is right. After spending years in LOS, one thing you won't see is senior citizens selling tissue.

You missed my point. My point isn't that. My point is Thailand has such high hygiene standards that all eateries provide free tissue paper.

 

[looneytan]

Occasionally, you will see an old Ah Mah selling food or handicraft work. Please help them if you can.

this reminds me of a story told to me, you see, in Thailand it is their culture to try to put the children in good school with, in most cases, a huge donation. This old lady was seen waiting in line to see principal to put her grand kid in this particular school, the principal compassionately looked at her and asked her what she did for a living, the old woman replied she made end meet by selling prawn crackers the principal closed his eyes and imagined old lady toiling by roadside frying and sold crackers for a few bahts so he said _ ok, granny, your kid got a place in my school and no need for any donation.

Much later it was revealed that the old lady selling prawn crackers alright, she owned a factory produced dry crackers that was marketed all over the world

 

[looneytan]

dey oni got squatting toilets la ...

then rub on door knob la, alamah

 

[po2wq]

... with, in most cases, a hue donation ...

normally, iz in wat color 1? ...

 

[looneytan]

normally, iz in wat color 1? ...

huge la, alamah