Two words - ‘closer’ and ‘coordinated’ - can be used to sum up the announcements during the debate on the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s budget on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two words - ‘closer’ and ‘coordinated’ - can be used to sum up the announcements during the debate on the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s budget on Friday.
The basic principles of Singapore’s social safety net, set out clearly in a Committee of Supply speech in 2005, haven’t changed all that much: self-reliance, family as the first line of support, and many helping hands. This wraparound help is now fully manifested in the nationwide expansion of ComLink, with common functions such as outreach, befriending, and case support streamlined across various programmes.
This had informed the Government’s approach to support KidSTART families as early as possible, even before their children are born. Today, even though there are already outreach workers to help these families enrol in preschool, the onus of taking the first step is still very much on the parents. It can also be hard to achieve a ‘finer resolution’ of support options for different groups with varying levels of disability, as Ms Rahayu Mahzam mentioned.
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