SINGAPORE - Parliament scrutinised the budgets of the ministries of Transport, Health as well as Social and Family Development on Friday. Here are some of the key announcements. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Parliament scrutinised the budgets of the ministries of Transport, Health as well as Social and Family Development on Friday. Here are some of the key announcements.Wider footpaths, barrier-free crossings and measures to slow motorists down will soon come to neighbourhoods in Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok West, Tampines, Toa Payoh and West Coast, under a new initiative to create Friendly Streets.
READ MORE HERE: Initiative to create pedestrian-friendly streets to be trialled in 5 neighbourhoods by 2025: LTASingapore residents who complete the first health plan consultation with their enrolled general practitioner or polyclinic under the Healthier SG programme will receive 3,000 health points through the Healthy 365 app. These points can be exchanged for $20 worth of vouchers from participating merchants, such as NTUC FairPrice.
READ MORE HERE: Healthier SG participants can get $20 in vouchers, opt for enhanced chronic drug subsidy tierPatients who receive treatment at home for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension will be able to tap their Medisave to pay for home-care services from the second half of 2023. They will be able to use up to $500 or $700 yearly, depending on the complexity of their condition.
Passenger traffic at Changi Airport should return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, or possibly earlier, with Chinese and Singapore carriers expected to resume more flight services in the coming months. Passenger volumes, flights and city links at Changi are now at 80 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels, while flights at Seletar Airport have recovered fully. The aviation workforce is also expected to be restored by 2023.
READ MORE HERE: Passenger traffic at Changi Airport expected to recover fully by 2024 or possibly earlier: IswaranPersons with disabilities who live in the West will soon get more access to training and nearby jobs with an Enabling Business Hub in Jurong West, while those in the East will have more community activities and respite care options with an Enabling Services Hub in Tampines, with a satellite site in Bedok.
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