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Clarification of Doctor's Memo Requirement for ComCare Long-Term Assistance Applicants

Type: Parliamentary Questions

Topic(s): Financial Assistance & Social Support


A/P Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Social Services Office requires or strongly recommends that a certificate or a memo from a doctor deeming an individual medically unfit for work be provided for the purposes of evaluating an application for ComCare Long-Term Assistance.

Answer

1          ComCare’s Long Term Assistance (LTA) provides support to those who are permanently unable to work due to old age, illness or disability, and have limited or no income and family support.

2          For applicants who have clear disabilities, we do not require a doctor’s certification that they are unfit for work. For other cases, we would require certification by a doctor that they have permanent medical conditions that prevent them from working.