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CPF
ensure that workers could support themselves in retirement. -
1980s – Anticipating Needs
1) customary retirement age raised from 55 to 60 and in stages
2) alternative employment options such as part-time work, flexi-time and work at home to create more job opportunities for seniors. -
Foster filial piety among young
Government believes that best guarantee of care for seniors comes from the family. -
Successful Ageing in Singapore
Issues addressed: social Integration of the Elderly, Healthcare, Financial Security, Employment and Employability, Housing and Land Use Policies, and Cohesion and Conflict in an Ageing Society. -
elder-friendly built environment
Housing Development Board (HDB) studio apartments equipped with elder-friendly fittings and features were introduced in 1998 as a customised housing option for the elderly. -
elder-friendly built environment
Since 2000, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been retrofitting existing Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) subway stations to ensure elder accessibility -
Baby bonus !
lighten the financial costs of raising children.
Encourage more couples to have children by providing incentives. -
new and urgent emphasis
Shift to maintain a high quality of life for a new cohort of seniors – the baby boomers, who will reach 65 years of age by 2010. The baby boomer generation of seniors will have highly varied needs and aspirations to be catered to. -
GO! Fund
Government committed $20 million to the Golden Opportunities! (GO!) Fund, which provides seed funding for programmes and activities promoting different aspects of active ageing. -
Young At Heart Community college
offer learning opportunities for the elderly aged 50 and above. programme includes core subjects, project work, volunteer and community activities, and electives such as line dancing, yoga and creative painting. Participants graduate with a “Certificate on Life Long Learning”. Student Seniors are then be recruited as Active Seniors Ambassadors in various areas of volunteer work. -
CDA
receive Government matching for deposits in the CDA up to:
$6,000 for 1st and 2nd child
$12,000 for 3rd and 4th child
$18,000 for 5th and subsequent child
Savings in the CDA may be used to pay approved expenses for all your children at Approved Institutions. -
Special Employment Credit (SEC)
encourages employment of older workers -
Singapore’s life expectancy at birth in 1957 was 60 years; in 2013, it increased to 80 years!
With improving healthcare and living standards, Singaporeans are getting healthier and living longer -
1st 3 generation flats
Situated: Yishun. -
Eligible for Pioneer Generation Package?
About 450,000 Singaporeans will benefit from the Pioneer Generation Package. -
Medisave top-ups
$200 to $800 annually for life. -
Pioneer Generation Cards
additional subsidies for services at polyclinics, specialist outpatient clinics. -
Disability Assistance Scheme
Life-long cash assistance of $100 each month to help Pioneers with their care expenses -
Enhanced baby bonus.
Cash Gift (inclusive of the Baby Bonus Plus) of:
$8,000 for 1st and 2nd child
$10,000 for 3rd and subsequent child -
Madam Ng Poh Choo, 83
Madam Ng is among a rapidly growing group of elderly folk here who live alone. Number of seniors aged 65 and above who live by themselves has tripled since 2000 -
Live near your parents
all Singaporean families buying a Housing Board resale flat near their parents or married children will get a grant of $20,000, regardless of their income and whether they have received housing subsidies before. -
MediShield Life
Aged 81 and above in 2015: Premiums fully covered
Aged 66 to 80 and fully insured under MediShield today: Pay half of current premiums
All Pioneers will pay less.
