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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.
MSF's response to a parliamentary question by Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong regarding the employment data of Persons with Disability for the last ten years.
MSF's response to a parliamentary question by Ms He Ting Ru regarding data of the FoodConnect directory and database.
MSF response to a parliamentary question by Mr Christopher de Souza regarding whether training officers from the day activity centres will fall under the bracket of ‘instructors’ instead of ‘nurse aides/care staff’ given the nature of their job scope so as to allow for greater remuneration according to the salary guidelines for the social service sector.
MSF's response to a parliamentary question by Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye regarding the regulation of unaccredited social workers and whether the 5 complaints received against unaccredited social workers between 2017 and 2021 were egregious cases.
MSF's response to a parliamentary question by Ms Mariam Jaafar regarding the data of children aged four years old and below currently enrolled in preschool and plans for MOE kindergartens to expand to take in four year-old children.
MSF's response to a parliamentary question by Ms Sylvia Lim on the proportion of rejection for ComCare Short-to-Medium-Term Assistance for the last 3 months and plans for the adjustment of the threshold criteria for household eligibility for ComCare SMTA.
MSF's response to parliamentary question by Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim regarding domestic, family or sexual violence cases involving boys and what are the current assistance or interim shelters available for the protection of boys.
From 1 July 2022, MSF will increase subsidies under the scheme to reduce transport costs for persons with disabilities who take dedicated transport to attend Special Education (SPED) Schools and community-based programmes. The scheme will also be renamed the 'Enabling Transport Subsidy'.
Through the partnership with McDonald’s, we hope that this programme become more accessible to parents. Plus, prompt parents to think about their children’s mental well-being, as they enjoy happy family time together.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will increase the amount of assistance for lower-income households on the ComCare Long-Term Assistance (LTA) and Short-to-Medium-Term Assistance (SMTA) schemes from 1 August 2022. This is part of the support package introduced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong to provide support to households, individuals and businesses, in view of inflationary pressures caused by external factors.
