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Short Description
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Year of Implementation
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Cost of Initiatives
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Scheme Beneficiaries
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Remarks
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KidSTART - (MSF/ECDA)
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Initiative that draws together government and community resources to help vulnerable children up to age 6 receive age-appropriate learning and developmental support, through three components: Regular home visits, playgroup sessions and enhanced pre-school support
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Pilot introduced in 2016
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The 3-year pilot is estimated to cost more than $20 million
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About 1,000 children are expected to benefit
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Research shows that experiences in the early years of a child’s life significantly influence his or her physical, cognitive, and social development.
Programme components include regular home visits, community-based playgroup sessions, as well as enhanced support in selected pre-schools. Pilot sites include Kreta Ayer, Bukit Merah, Taman Jurong, Boon Lay, and Geylang Serai.
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CPF Housing Grant for resale flats - (HDB)
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A grant to help make HDB resale flats even more affordable for first-timer homebuyers.
Together with the Additional CPF Housing Grant and Proximity Housing Grant, eligible first-timer families buying a resale flat can now enjoy up to $110,000 in housing grants.
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Enhanced in 2017
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First-timer applicants who choose to purchase HDB resale flats
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In 2017, the Government enhanced the CPF Housing Grant for HDB resale flats from $30,000 to $50,000 (for households who purchase 4-room or smaller resale flats) and $40,000 (for households who purchase 5-room or bigger resale flats).
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Special CPF Housing Grant (SHG) - (HDB)
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A grant to help low-income families make a first-time purchase of a Build-to-Order flat, on top of the existing Additional CPF Housing Grant
SHG was introduced in 2011 to provide additional help to low-income citizen families, with a monthly income ceiling of $2,250, and a maximum grant quantum of $20,000. It was also initially restricted to 3R and smaller flats in non-mature estates (NMEs)
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Introduced in 2011
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Low- to middle-income families
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There were two significant enhancements since introduction in 2011:
1. In 2013, the Government increased the income ceiling to $6,500 and extended it to households buying 4R and smaller new flats in NMEs
2. In 2015, the Government increased the income ceiling to $8,500 and doubled the maximum grant quantum to $40,000
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GST Voucher (GSTV) Scheme – (MOF)
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The permanent GSTV scheme was introduced by the Government in Budget 2012 to help lower-income Singaporeans. The GSTV is given in three components – Cash, Medisave and U-Save.
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Introduced in 2012
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~$6 billion set aside in GST Voucher Fund for FY12 to FY20; $1.5 billion top-up in FY17
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~1.57 million Singaporeans and ~880,000 HDB households
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In 2017,
- 1.37 million citizens received up to $500 cash comprising the regular GSTV – Cash and the one-off GSTV – Cash Special Payment to help lower-income households with expenses.
- 450,000 citizens aged 65 and above received up to $450 in GSTV – Medisave
- 880,000 HDB households receive up to $380 U-Save rebates. The quantum of GST Voucher – U-Save rebates was also increased by between $40 and $120, depending on flat type.
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Special Employment Credit (SEC) - (MOM)
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SEC encourages employers to hire Singaporeans aged 55 and above, and earning up to $4,000 a month by offering wage offsets of up to 8% of the employee’s monthly wages.
With the increase of the re-employment age to 67 from 1 Jul 2017, the Additional Special Employment Credit is extended to provide additional wage offsets to employers hiring older Singaporean workers above the re-employment age earning up to $4,000 a month. This will support (i) workers older than the re-employment age, and (ii) those who are 65 or older as of 1 Jul 2017 and hence not covered by the increase in re-employment age to 67.
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Introduced in 2011 and extended to end of 2019
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$1.1 billion over the next 3 years (2017-2019)
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The extended SEC will cover about 340,000 workers, or about three in four older Singaporean workers
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The Government has introduced several measures to support the continued employment of older workers. Other measures include re-employment legislation, higher CPF contributions for older workers, Workfare Training Support and initiatives under the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices.
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Silver Support Scheme - (MOM/CPF)
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The Silver Support Scheme provides quarterly cash supplement to the bottom 20% of Singaporeans aged 65 and above. These are individuals who had low incomes through life and who currently have little or no family support.
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Introduced in 2016
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$320 million in the first year
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Will benefit more than 140,000 seniors
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Three sets of criteria used in combination to determine eligibility: lifetime wages, housing type, level of household support.
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Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) - (MOM/CPF/ Workforce SG)
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Supplements incomes and retirement savings of the bottom 20% of workers, with some support also provided to those up to the 30th income percentile
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Introduced in 2007; regular subsequent enhancements, with the last enhancement in 2017
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$770 million in 2017
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460,000 Singaporean workers
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Qualifying income ceiling increased from $1,900/month to $2,000/ month from 1 Jan 2017
Higher WIS payouts of up to $3,600 per year.
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Community Network for Seniors - (MOH)
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The networks will comprise local stakeholders, such as Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs), community volunteers, schools and businesses. At the core is a small team of full-time officers who will study the health and social needs of seniors and draw together stakeholders to provide coordinated support.
Bring together Government agencies and community partners to do ABC:
a) A is for Active Ageing, to encourage seniors to remain active and stay healthy.
b) B is for Befriending, to link up lonely seniors with new friends.
c) C is for Care, for frail and vulnerable seniors.
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Pilot started in 2016. Announced in Budget 2018 that it will be expanded nationwide by 2020
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Pilot launched at three precincts across the island which helped almost 800 seniors
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Integrates resources and efforts of government agencies, VWOs and local volunteers
Ambassadors under the Pioneer Generation Ambassadors Programme will guide seniors in health screening exercises, join group exercises and provide more information on active ageing and befriending services.
Government is reviewing our processes to achieve better integration of health and social services for seniors. Programme will be extended to other constituencies.
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Community Mental Health Masterplan - (MOH)
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The Community Mental Health (CMH) Masterplan is a 5-year masterplan to strengthen our community mental health services and better support persons with mental health conditions in the community. Key aspects of the masterplan include improving early identification of mental health symptoms, expanding mental health services in polyclinics, and strengthening integrated health and social care services in the community.
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First 5-year CMH Masterplan was launched in 2012, with the second launched in 2017
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The second CMH Masterplan will cost an additional $160 million from FY17 to FY21
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Persons with mental health conditions
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Initiatives include establishing more Dementia-Friendly Communities, providing mental health and dementia services within polyclinics, and expanding the number of community outreach teams and allied health community intervention teams
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Enabling Masterplan 3 - (MSF)
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5-year national plan to support persons with disabilities and their caregivers, providing help in areas such as early intervention and education, employment, care services, assistive technologies and accessibility.
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2017 – 2021
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$400 million per year on initiatives for persons with disabilities and their caregivers
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Persons with disabilities and their caregivers
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Initiatives include the School-to-Work Transition Programme, setting up a new Disability Caregiver Support Centre, and enhancements to the Taxi Subsidy Scheme.
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