Featured Series – Budget 2017

People with disabilities will soon be able to exercise in gyms, just like able-bodied persons. These disability-inclusive gyms at government-run ActiveSG sports centres in Bedok, Jurong West, Tampines and Toa Payoh are expected to be ready by 2018. This is part of the...

SG Cares is a nationwide volunteerism movement by Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). The movement aims to harness the goodwill of Singaporeans, inspire them to step forward, and support them to help others in need. It will focus on increasing...

Needy students in post-secondary education institutions (PSEIs) stand to gain from more financial support. The Government is increasing this support to 50 per cent more than before. Two existing bursaries, those awarded by the Community Development Councils/Citizens'...

“Community action is particularly critical when it comes to "providing last-mile social service delivery" and customising assistance for vulnerable groups”, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat at a Parliament seating on 2 March 2017. Mr Heng was making a speech which...

Budget 2017 was aimed to address how Singaporeans could continue to make a living, as well as how they might look after one another. The Budget is about building the kind of society that Singapore aspires to be - we should be inclusive and have social mobility. This...

Dementia affects about 40,000 people in Singapore today, and this number is expected to double by 2030 as the population ages. The Government will spend $160 million more in the next five years on community mental health efforts. Three dementia-friendly communities...

Charities, self-help groups and sports and cultural programmes are going to get more funding, which will help to strengthen community bonds and attract more people to participate in activities such as sports, arts and heritage causes. People with greater needs will...

Despite his autism and mild intellectual disability, Mr Ivan Ng, 20, is a part-time administrative assistant at National University Hospital (NUH), who tracks down patient files quickly and handles about 100 of them in half a day. Ivan joined the school-to-work...

A school-to-work transition programme – now open to students with mild intellectual disabilities and autism – will be extended to those with moderate intellectual and multiple disabilities. A centre will also be set up for caregivers of people with disabilities, to...