Income protection and the elderly : an examination of social security policy in Singapore

K. M., William LEE

doi:10.1023/A:1006541410391

Income protection and the elderly : an examination of social security policy in Singapore

K. M., William LEE

Lingnan College

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Abstract

This article examines the impact of the aging population on social security policy in Singapore. 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 the elderly is on the rise. 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	291-307
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006541410391
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1998

Bibliographical note

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, 8– 11 June 1997.

Keywords

Aging
CPF
Malays
Poverty
Singapore
Women

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