The trends reflect the post-Covid-19 economic recovery where more people are employed.
SINGAPORE - A smaller proportion of lower-income families received help again to tide them over their financial difficulties, within three years of them leaving a government financial aid scheme.
Families that returned to getting help from the SMTA scheme are more likely to have more dependants, family members who are medically unfit to work, or live in one- and two-room HDB rental flats, said the report. For the first time, the median amount that each beneficiary received from the SMTA scheme was also reflected in the report.The increase in the sums given comes after regular reviews to ensure that the ComCare coverage remains adequate, the report said. A family can have more than one beneficiary for the scheme.
The MSF spokeswoman told The Straits Times it does not set a maximum number of times families can get their SMTA aid renewed. “Clients are expected to take steps to improve their financial circumstances, such as taking action to seek employment,” she said.
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