TR EMERITUS

I refer to the article “$500 a month on cable TV and cigarettes and this family still wants aid?” (Straits Times, Jun 23). It states that “Another challenge was a group of families who only wanted tangible aid – financial help, food rations, rental and utility vouchers. Put bluntly, they were saying to us: “Just give... 

I refer to the front page headlines article “Insurance for freelancers to guard against income loss” (Straits Times, Jun 22). It states that “The new policy is among a list of recommendations made in February by a tripartite workgroup looking into the needs of self-employed persons. There are more than 223,000 residents... 

I refer to the article “Commentary: Direct interventions, not just social mixing, needed to narrow housing inequality” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 23). It states that “Housing inequality is also felt through specific rental housing policies. People who need public rental housing face many hardships. The income ceiling of S$1,500...