On Long Term Visit Passes to work for pouses of low-wage and aged Singaporeans

Parliamentary Questions filed by Ms Carrie Tan on 2 & 3 August 2023 Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the considerations when ICA rejects applications of the spouses of low-wage and aged Singaporeans for Long Term Visit Passes to work and fulfil the care needs of their families in Singapore; (b) whether ICA will consider working with the Ministry of Manpower to create a special entry and work pass category for these foreign spouses to make it easier for them to stay and help with caregiving of our citizens.....

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Carrie Tan on Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill

Mdm Deputy Speaker, thank you for the chance to share my view on this Bill. As a member of the workgroup on this Bill, I would like to share my thought process and concerns regarding two amendments in the Bill and how it evolved along the way. Firstly, amendment one, the one that concerns what I call the “peeling open old wounds”. I am heartened that a trauma-informed approach underpins this proposed amendment to prevent abandoned or abused children from being approached at all,....

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Carrie Tan on bolstering support for caregivers

Bolstering Support for Caregivers Mr Chairman, there are over 210,000 Singaporeans who do the full-time work of caregiving. They are the backbone of our ageing care system and should be recognised and supported more formally. I spoke about “Carefare” in Parliament in the past two COSes and I advocate for it a third time now. Carefare, as an income supplement is needed by stay-home caregivers from low-income families, especially who are forced by circumstances to give up their jobs and livelihoods to care full-time.....

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Carrie Tan on tapping former beneficiaries to volunteer for ComLink

Enhancement to ComLink Befriending I would like to echo Ms Denise Phua’s sentiment and add on. I am very happy to know ComLink will be scaled up. I understand though that there have been implementation challenges from a shortage of volunteers to help with needs assessments in some localities. And for this, I propose that MSF tap on graduated beneficiaries of various social service organisations to bolster the befriending efforts and offer a stipend for their time and contribution.....

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