SINGAPORE - Additional support for businesses and families will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat next week, when Parliament sits from Monday (April 6).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Additional support for businesses and families will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat next week, when Parliament sits from Monday .
The aid for these various groups will help tide them over the weeks ahead, up to at least a month, he said. "These are already trying times, and the additional measures will add to their burden. Workers are also worried about their jobs and their livelihoods. I understand your anxieties," he added. He was speaking at a media press conference held by the multi-ministerial task force dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Early Childhood Development Authority will waive minimum attendance requirement for pre-school subsidies in April, while the Ministry of Social and Family Development will do the same for subsidies under the Student Care Fee Assistance scheme. This will allow parents to continue to receive fee subsidies, even though their children will not be attending pre-school or student care for a month.
The fund will give a one-time cash grant of $500 to those who have lost their jobs or income because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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