Extra $140 million in govt funding to support expansion of active ageing centres: Ong Ye Kung

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Extra $140 million in govt funding to support expansion of active ageing centres: Ong Ye Kung
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This is on top of the $800 million the Government has set aside for AACs from 2024 to 2028.

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said 60 more AACs have been added over the past year and, there are now 214 centres.

The Lims were awarded the Silver Generation Ambassador Family Award at the event. Ms Lim, 21, a final-year nursing student at the Singapore Institute of Technology, said: “At work, I can see how much the elderly wish for someone to talk to them and how lonely it can be living at home for some. The additional $140 million funding is on top of the $800 million the Government has set aside for them from 2024 to 2028.

Mr Ong said 60 more AACs have been added over the past year and, there are now 214. Singapore is on track to reach 220 AACs by 2025, which will serve around 80 per cent of the senior population here.

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