SINGAPORE: From April, Public Assistance (PA) recipients can look forward to a higher level of assistance that is flexible and customised to their needs.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will enhance the PA scheme by providing additional assistance, other than a higher direct cash handout.
The change will mainly benefit those with special or once-off needs.
For example, additional assistance will be given to those who need healthcare and hygiene products such as adult diapers and nutritional milk supplements, or those who need once-off purchase or replacement of equipment such as a commode.
The ministry expects about one-third of existing PA households to benefit from the additional forms of assistance.
There are currently over 3,000 households on public assistance.
The cash assistance for all PA households will also be increased. The increase will range from S$50 per month for a one-person PA household to S$130 per month for a four-person PA household.
PA families with dependent children will continue to receive additional cash assistance of S$150 per child.
The ministry also added that the revision is part of the regular review of basic cash assistance rates to ensure that they are adequate to meet the needs of PA households.
- CNA/ck
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