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Written Answer by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower, to Parlimentary Question on silver support scheme

Employment practices

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1462 OF 2018 FOR THE SITTING ON 15 JAN 2019

QUESTION NO. 2457 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Ms Foo Mee Har

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the current percentage of recipients under the Silver Support Scheme who are women; and (b) what is the amount of the quarterly payout to women who benefit from the scheme as compared to men.

Answer

  1. In 2018, about 148,000 elderly received Silver Support payouts and 65% of them were females. The median quarterly payout was $600 for both female and male recipients. This amount corresponds to the Silver Support payout quantum for eligible elderly living in a 3-room HDB flat.