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Social welfare

SpotlightSingapore

An economy transformed: Lee Hsien Loong’s 20 years as Singapore’s Prime Minister

As cost of living rises, some families in Singapore are struggling to make ends meet.
Podcasts

Lens on Singapore: Not everyone is thriving in Singapore (Ep 7)

Americans may feel OK about today’s economy but wary of the future.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Is this what happens when you build a real social safety net, then take it away?

Singapore can continue to secure growth by serving as a trusted node and connector, offer a strong innovation ecosystem, and transforming through tripartism, says Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
Singapore
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2024

As growth gets harder to achieve, Singapore must transform, innovate and be a global-Asia node: DPM Heng

A cornerstone of Singapore’s policies is supporting families, and the government has pledged in the report to provide more assurance for Singaporeans that “they will be taken care of at every life stage as basic needs like education, retirement, healthcare and housing will be met”.
Singapore
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2024

Parenthood, caregiver support, ageing well among possible social priorities in Budget 2024

Over the next 12 months, OCBC staff volunteers will make house visits to check on the well-being of more than 3,500 seniors above 60 years old and encourage them to join the activities organised by OCBC and CCS’ AACs.
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

OCBC and Care Corner address social isolation among seniors

Shoppers walk along Friedrichstarsse in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Germany's economy appears to have held up better through the winter than initially feared. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
International

Germans question value of working after new welfare increases: survey

The sovereign citizen movement represents a form of extreme individualism, in which a person owes no obligations to the rest of society.
Opinion & Features

The absurdity of ‘sovereign citizens’

Volunteers packing rice for distribution to financially disadvantaged households, July 2022.
Opinion & Features

Reimagining Workfare to uplift low-wage families

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