Social welfare

He will soon hand the reins to his deputy Lawrence Wong at a time of looming domestic challenges and a rapidly changing world order

Is Singapore doing enough to support low-income families? Claressa Monteiro finds out.

Behind the economic pessimism of Americans, even as the economy is faring well

WITH growth getting harder to achieve, Singapore must restructure its economy to sustain transformation, encourage innovation and boost its standing as a global-Asia node, Deputy Prime Minister Heng S...

BUDGET 2024 may unveil specific social programmes – to encourage parenthood, support caregivers or promote healthy ageing, for instance – in line with the Forward Singapore (Forward SG) report release...

OCBC and Care Corner Singapore (CCS) have launched a programme to promote social interaction among seniors.

More than half of Germans believe work is not worthwhile after the government’s planned increase in welfare payments and child benefits, a survey showed on Tuesday (Sep 5).

IN SINGAPORE, there have been at least three recent legal cases where a defendant has claimed to be a “sovereign citizen”. This would supposedly let them be exempted from abiding by the laws of the la...

OVER the past week, we have heard some dynamic debates in Parliament on President Halimah Yacob’s address, which emphasised the need to step up support for the disadvantaged and vulnerable segments in...