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THE Government will set aside $25 million a year over the next five years to help dysfunctional families to become more resilient and lift them out of poverty.
To better identify these families, various 'touchpoint' agencies - including HDB, polyclinics, hospitals, schools and the police - will be trained to refer those in need to the CDS or Family Service Centres.
An identification aid to help track these families in distress will be developed.
» Assurance and hope for needy: new measures to dysfunctional families
Vulnerable to get more aid
LOW-INCOME families and the most vulnerable Singaporeans will get more government assistance to help them cushion the impact of the economic recession.
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports will spend about $77 million this year on various ComCare programmes to help these families and their children. It also assures them that help will be administered more flexibly.
The $77 million is an increase of 54 per cent from the $50 million the ministry projected for last year.
PA rate to go up
By Melissa Sim
NEEDY Singaporeans can look forward to more public assistance from April.
Recipients will get a raise in their monthly allowance of between $30 and $120.
Under the scheme, elderly PA recipients living alone will now get $360 a month instead of $330.
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