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Income protection and the elderly
— an examination of social security policy in Singapore | | Author(s) | William K M Lee |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 13, no 4, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 291-307 |
| Keywords | Social security [generally] ; Poor elderly ; Social policy ; Singapore. |
| Annotation | The impact of the ageing population on social security policy in Singapore is examined. The adequacies of public policy responses - specifically the Public Assistance Program and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) - are explored. The Singapore government's strategy of minimal approach to social security is challenged. Poverty among older people is on the increase. Members from the working poor - a group that disproportionately consists of women and Malays - have inadequate retirement income protection, and are most likely to slip into poverty as they age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990826269 A |
| Classmark | TYA: F:W6: TM2: 7XD |
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