Ms Carrie Tan (Nee Soon): Mr Chairman, I would like to thank MOE for the SkillsFuture Level-Up scheme and enquire about the Mid-Career Training Allowance, specifically, what arrangements or provisions will be made, regarding training allowance for Singaporeans who have been unemployed for more than a year.
There are significant numbers of Singaporeans who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 years of 2019 to 2022. They have been struggling to make ends meet through ad hoc or freelance contracts sporadically over the past three years. Their annual income is a far cry from their last-employed full-time income. Will MOE consider basing the training allowance on the last-drawn full-time income, instead of the previous year’s income?
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