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SINGAPORE'S POPULATION POLICY
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SINGAPORE'S POPULATION POLICY
Control Population Growth
'Stop At 2' policy
Control population and maintain 2.1 replacement level
Measure taken to control population growth
No paid maternity leave for third child
No priority for allocation of government flats
NO income tax relief given
Delivery charges increased with every additional child
Encourage Population Growth
'The Graduates Mothers Scheme'
Graduates mothers will produce smarter children
Should have more children to increase chances
New generation workforce being more educated
This scheme is introduced on 1984
Encourage marriages and have more children
Feedbacks: Not treated equally
Result: Scheme withdrawn a year later
'3 or more if you can afford it'
Changes the policy in 1987
Measures to increase birth rate
Medisave to pay for first three children
Equalised medical benefits
Grandparents caregiver relief
5-Day work for Civil Service
Extended Maternity Leave
Received great feedbacks from people
Attract foreign talents to increase population
Create more jobs and increase productivity
Prepare for an Ageing Population
Problems:
Demand for better healthcare and social services
Smaller and weaker security forces
Reduction in competitiveness among industries
Strain and stress on working population
'Senior citizens as assets to society'
Have valuable skills, knowledge, talents & work experience
Add value to public and private organisations
Help boosts family life
'Many Helping Hands' Approach
Plays a part in helping nation
Individual responsibilty
Eat Healthy and exercise regularly
BE financially prepared for old life
Family support
Senior Citizens' Week held since November 1979
Grandparents Day celebrated in November
Government Support
Tribunal for maintenance of parents
Tax Relief
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
Public Housing Scheme
Community help
Home Nursing Foundation for elders
Help remain physically and mentally active
Why a need to increase population growth?
Unattractive to multinational companies
Not able to produce enough talented people
Difficult and expensive to recruit Singaporeans
Less attractive due to smaller consumer market
Grow in Ageing Population
More older people than younger generation
More resources needed to take care them
Defence
Fewer men recruited for National Service
Weaken Singapore's Defence system
Economy weaken, administration suffers and society decline
Considerations of having more children:
Cost of bringing up children is high
Increase in medical care costs
People being too self-centred
2004: Lowest birth rate of 35100 babies
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