Media Room

MSF response to a question by Dr Wan Rizal on steps that have been taken to ensure continual access of natural parents and children-in-care during the period whereby social distancing between households are enforced.

MSF response to a question by Mr Gan Thiam Poh on current number of Singaporeans who have been provided with childcare/pre-school and after-school care subsidies, whether the Ministry will extend the subsidies to non-working mothers who look after elder children and whether the Ministry will review subsidies given by ECDA centres in providing childcare/pre-school and after-school care.

MSF responds to a question by Mr Louis Ng on plans to plans to introduce the DS and LS programmes to more anchor operators.

MSF response to a question by Ms Ng Ling Ling on how many applications for the COVID-19 Support Grant have been rejected due to applicants' prior gross monthly household income exceeding $10,000 per month or $3,100 per capita income despite the fall in their income significantly, exceeding more than 30%, and all other criteria being met.

MSF response to a question by Mr Louis Ng on whether the Ministry has plans to introduce the Development Support and Learning Support programmes to non-anchor operator pre-schools.

At the Early Childhood Conference 2020 today, Minister for Social and Family Development Mr Masagos Zulkifli announced new initiatives to support our preschool professionals, children and families.

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) released the ComCare Annual Report FY 2019 and the ComCare Trends Report FY2015-2019 The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) released the ComCare Annual Report FY 2019 and the ComCare Trends Report FY2015-2019. Key findings include the disbursement of $151 million in ComCare cash assistance in FY2019, a 19% increase from FY2018. ComCare assisted some 78,600 beneficiaries in FY2019, a 4% increase from FY2018;

Over 53,000 children from 950 preschools collectively dedicated 1.5 million hours of community service projects this year, as part of the President’s Challenge ‘Start Small Dream Big’ (SSDB) movement, initiated by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).

MSF response to a question by Mr  Christopher de Souza on the education and housing support available to Young Men or Women who grow out of MSF response to a question by Mr  Christopher de Souza on the education and housing support available to Young Men or Women who grow out of  Boys' or Girls' residential homes.