Media Room
Official Speeches, Press Releases, Media Coverage, Replies to Forum Letters, Parliamentary Replies, Media Replies and Clarifications issued by MSF. For media enquiries, please get in touch with our Communications Division.
OPENING ADDRESS BY MR DESMOND LEE, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, AT ASIAN FAMILY CONFERENCE 2019, ON 13 NOVEMBER 2019, MANDARIN ORCHARD HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Nov 13, 2019
We
have also reviewed the structure and delivery of such programmes, with a view
of improving their impact and delivery. I am glad to announce that we have
moved to a new regional Parenting Support Provider model, where the appointed social
service agency will be the one-stop service provider for their region.
Financial Assistance for Families with Special Needs Adult Members
Nov 5, 2019
Minister answers a question by Mr Murali Pillai on what financial avenues of help are there for families with adult members who have special needs such as dyslexia, autism and Down's Syndrome and who wish to enrol them into programmes to make them employable or socially engaged.
Available Support for Young Persons with Acute Mental Health Episode in a Residential Home
Nov 5, 2019
Minister answers question by Mr Christopher de Souza on the support available where a young person who stays in a residential home experiences an acute mental health episode that is beyond the residential home's capabilities but is not so serious as to meet a hospital's admission criteria.
Proportion of Kindergartens Operated by Private Providers and Autonomous Operators Offering Before and After School Care
Nov 5, 2019
Minister answers question by Mr Leon Perera on the proportion of kindergartens operator by private providers and autonomous operators offering before and after school care.
Beneficiaries of Long-Term Care Schemes May Jeopardise their Eligibility for Other Social and Healthcare Assistance Schemes
Nov 5, 2019
Financial assistance from help schemes such as the Home Caregiving Grant, MediSave withdrawal for Long-Term Care, ElderFund and CareShield Life, will not affect the computation of household monthly income used in means testing.
Updates on Measures Taken to Rehabilitate and Protect At-Risk Individuals and Offenders to Transform their Lives
Nov 4, 2019
Minister answers a question by Mr Seah Kian Peng on whether he can provide an update on measures taken to rehabilitate and protect at-risk individuals and offenders to transform their lives and the results to date.
Plans to Provide Student Care Centres (SCC) in Yishun South including Pre-school Centres
Nov 4, 2019
Child care centres provide full-day and half-day care programmes to children below the age of 7, while student care centres (SCCs) provide care and supervision to school-going children from 7 to 14 years old.
Amount of Subsidies Given to Anchor Operators of Childcare Centres and Kindergartens in Past Five Years
Nov 4, 2019
The Government is committed to enhancing access to affordable and quality preschools. To achieve this, the Government funds operators throught the Anchor Operators and Partner Operator schemes, and runs MOE Kindergartens.
Uptake of Government-Paid Child Care Leave Scheme By Working Parents in Past Five Years
Nov 4, 2019
When employers submit claims for GPCL, we only check whether the employee has a child below 7 years old.
Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession for Families Caring for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities
Nov 4, 2019
The Government provides two schemes to help caregivers defray the cost of hiring a Foreign Domestic Worker (FWD), in caring for persons with disabilities for all ages, including those between 16 and 64 years old.