Access to childcare subsidies, motherhood benefits and housing benefits should be granted to all parents, without discriminating against unwed parents or stay-at-home parents. To build a truly inclusive society, our policies must evolve to embrace different types of families.
AWARE applauds the S...
The Government is inviting views from the public for the Singapore Budget 2013, and AWARE is participating!
Last year, we called for an inclusive budget to support a caring society. Before we make our recommendations for this year, we want to hear from you.
Have you applied for a government gr...
The Singapore Budget is prepared each financial year, which beings on 1 April of every calendar year and ends on 31 March of the next calendar year. The Budget includes the revised government revenue and expenditure projections for the current financial year, as well as the planned government revenu...
It is not short-term materialism that discourages Singaporeans from having children, but realistic evaluations of how much they need to bear in terms of costs for care for elderly parents, the healthcare needs of their families, and their own retirement needs in an expensive city.
Make gender equal...
This letter was written in response to the news that the National Trades Union Congress is calling for fathers to get two weeks’ paid paternity leave.
AWARE agrees with the National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) call for fathers to get two weeks’ paid paternity leave.
In AWARE’s 2011 ...
A more comprehensive approach is needed to improve social mobility across generations and to de-feminise poverty.
By Vivienne Wee &Nadzirah Samsudin
The International day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17. It serves as reminder of the need to eradicate pover...
By Kirsten Han
“Our educated men and women must decide whether to replace themselves in the next generation. At the moment, 31 per cent of women and 44 per cent of men are opting out. Not leaving a next generation. So, just ponder over it and you will know the solution is not simple. But we’ve ...
The following are excerpts of debates on caring for an ageing population. These took place during the Aug 13 & Sept 11 sittings of Parliament.
MEDISHIELD COVERAGE BEYOND MAXIMUM AGE
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong:
The number of MediShield policyholders who exceeded the current lifetime limi...
The national conversation should not be dominated by fertility rate. Focus instead on the kind of Singapore we want.
By Corinna Lim & Vivienne Wee
In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong envisioned Singapore as 'a home with hope and heart'.
As members of the Assoc...
