Why is it that the cash component payout under Workfare is so low?
I refer to the article “Review of wage top-up scheme for low-income workers” (Straits Times, Jul 7). It states that “Under WIS, Singaporeans earning a gross monthly income of not more than $2,000 can receive wage supplements of up to $3,600 a year. These are made in the form of cash and Central Provident Fund top-ups.” According...
Do these arguments against giving too much help to the poor – make sense to you?
I refer to “No need for poor families to keep up with the Joneses” (Straits Times, Jul 7) in response “Is being deprived of easy access to tuition and enrichment classes such a crippling disadvantage for students from low-income families? (No-win choices for the poor when resources are limited“, by Mr Kevin See Yao Hui;...
What’s the point of replying to the Straits Times Forum, when the 2 most important jobs statistics are missing?
I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) reply “Many measures taken to help the unemployed” to Mr Tan Soon Hock’s letter (Are schemes enough to help S’poreans with unemployment; June 21). It states that “Last year, the Adapt & Grow (A&G) initiative helped more than 25,000 locals find jobs, compared to...
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