Ageing Population of Singapore

By tiarakenchana
  • Period: to

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  • cause: legalising abortion and sterilisation

  • Committee on the Problems of the Aged

    • recognised that the population is ageing rapidly
    • committee to come up with solutions to problems that could arise in the future
    • improve society’s attitudes towards ageing and the aged
    • customary retirement age to be raised from 55 to 60 (later to 65), raise the age for the withdrawal of retirement funds in stages
    • special emphasis on the need to foster filial piety

  • cause: "have 3 or more if you can afford it"

  • coordinated national response to the challenges of an ageing society

    • aim: successful ageing in singapore

  • HDB studio apartments equipped with elder-friendly fittings and features

  • "Many Helping Hands" approach

    • the community, family and seniors must work in partnership to ensure the well-being of the aged

  • "basic needs CPF model"

    • adopted after 1999
    • cater to basic living expenses, medical and housing needs in old age

  • LTA retrofitting transport

    • Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) subway stations to ensure elder accessibility
    • low-floor, step-free and wheelchair-accessible buses

  • Lift Upgrading Programme

    • allow lifts to be provided at every level of high-rise HDB blocks where feasible.

  • Eldercare funds to subsidise stepdown healthcare services to the needy

  • Eldershield

    • cover severe disabilities
    • class b2 and c wards

  • Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers

    four-pronged approach:
    1. expand employment opportunities for older workers,
    2. enhance the cost competitiveness of older workers,
    3. raise their skills and value, and
    4. shape positive perceptions towards older workers.

  • Declining family support

    15% seniors lived in one-person households
    only 26% of all dwelling types were found to contain elderly-friendly fixtures

  • YAH! (Young At Heart!) Community College

    • pioneering effort to offer learning opportunities for the elderly aged 50 and above.

  • Reemployment Act

    • retirement age raised to 65
    • reemploy workers beyond the age of 62

  • The Silver Line

    • helpline for senior citizens
    • call to ask for help or info on eldercare services and grants
    • over 9k calls in first 2 months of operation

  • 18.9% of total population is aged 65 years and above