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Recipients of ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance and Long-Term Assistance per Social Service Offices

Type: Parliamentary Questions

Topic(s): Financial Assistance & Social Support

Published on 03 March 2025

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in respect of each of the Social Service Offices (SSOs) (a) how many Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) who come under their geographical purviews respectively are recipients of ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance and Long-Term Assistance, respectively, as of 31 December 2024; and (b) what is the total population of Singaporeans and PRs that each of the SSOs oversee for their respective geographical areas.

Answer

In 2024, each Social Service Office (SSO) town assisted an average of around 1,000 Singaporean and Permanent Resident (PR) households with either ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance (SMTA) or Long Term Assistance (LTA). Each SSO town has an average of around 61,000 households.