Sunday, September 29, 2019

Home caregivers to get more financial help from Oct 1

Source Website: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/home-caregivers-get-more-financial-help-oct-1
By Felicia Choo, The New Paper, 26 September 2019 at 06:00 am


Senior citizens at a painting session at St Luke's ElderCare.
PHOTO: Senior citizens at a painting session at St Luke's ElderCare.
TNP PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Picture posted by Felicia Choo, The New Paper on 26 September 2019 at 06:00 am
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0pff1fjhTV21sHhyCyktavv38S7cbCfD7dYAT8R5h1HbVIBwmx5gvbBMQJbeSMuHG4AjnYaRHve_sOKTMifgnQ3iAttePbmXGjSY5KC30anctKvaH719B21OEdEv6dehoShKs0vUerU/s1600/NP_20190926_FCCARE26RYQK_5143299.jpg
https://www.tnp.sg/sites/default/files/styles/rl780/public/articles/2019/09/26/NP_20190926_FCCARE26RYQK_5143299.jpg?itok=IANxalrR
https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/home-caregivers-get-more-financial-help-oct-1


Foreign Domestic Worker Grant to be replaced by ＄200 Home Caregiving Grant.

Home caregivers will enjoy more financial relief from next month when the $200 Home Caregiving Grant takes effect, replacing the ＄120 Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant.

They will also benefit from a shorter waiting period for respite care since a pre-enrolment pilot by the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) began in April.

Senior Minister of State for Health Edwin Tong yesterday outlined these initiatives, which were first announced as part of the Caregiver Support Action Plan unveiled by the Ministry of Health (MOH) during February's Budget debate.


Home caregivers will enjoy more financial relief from next month when the $200 Home Caregiving Grant takeseffect, replacing the $120 Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant.
PHOTO: Home caregivers will enjoy more financial relief from next month when the ＄200 Home Caregiving Grant takes effect, replacing the ＄120 Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant.
Picture posted by Judy and Gavin Photography
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsmWWWABJtruWp8Ab2YwiOpkq1KYhhcNBnpcpSI2sESHkQYy9i3LFHftAymAr0FcY9HKdKj-s2hcpNPaOdBuwWhp87XS2x1rhue9NVzA6nbIw57OZwvAXUgc1qazNq18Lv419RMfOmAY/s1600/13ff639ca46fd7757be6fd2aaa2fd93b.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/13/ff/63/13ff639ca46fd7757be6fd2aaa2fd93b.jpg
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/469078117437614742/


Mr Tong was speaking on the sidelines of a visit to St Luke's ElderCare in Pandan Gardens.

The Home Caregiving Grant, which goes into effect on Oct 1, will be a monthly cash payout that gives recipients the flexibility to defray caregiving expenses, including for hiring a maid, as well as home and community-based services.

Those who are already receiving the FDW Grant will be automatically enrolled into the Home Caregiving Grant, while new applicants can start applying from Oct 1. The grant will be paid to eligible recipients, who can also choose to nominate a caregiver to receive it.
Those who are already receiving the FDW Grant will be automatically enrolled into the Home Caregiving Grant, while new applicants can start applying from Oct 1.
Those who are already receiving the FDW Grant will be automatically enrolled into the Home Caregiving Grant, while new applicants can start applying from Oct 1.
PHOTO: Those who are already receiving the FDW Grant will be automatically enrolled into the Home Caregiving Grant, while new applicants can start applying from Oct 1.
Picture saved by Brooklyn Wilson to Å Daughter Of The King
gif file generated by Animated Images Effects Generator at http://www.webestools.com/animated-images-effect-generator-effects-gif-images-picture-blog-gif-fx-images-animated-effect.html
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aePyVZQ6-ggov1iD7lM3KNPiuCVVGoW6Y-2ZXANF6huMxWEZYH6XqrfGyjIHP1mma5qJRJvtJsBJdpjNhoLGJx3SiSk4Mag5H76pUOKXcOBRy6Bm103TYz_dwQzbvnIjjBtWNqQHLT0/s1600/f3c1fc2336eb04595af98d65bca3ed3a.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE1iJAj2iCUICHdYyNyk-_BGjNHYUGlVIMcdbwCD8OG6En9SMYENxPUut1TL2Fs71_p-ilBzh8DjeKH5mifGkQMT-G9Sq3j7PXCA39N7aEGSms2U8ImK65pbUsdNGltOhLLpmXgKkDmo/s1600/f3c1fc2336eb04595af98d65bca3ed3a.gif
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f3/c1/fc/f3c1fc2336eb04595af98d65bca3ed3a.jpg
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/500392208570798860/


Recipients must meet certain criteria to qualify for the grant. They need to:
  • Always require some assistance with at least three activities of daily living.
  • Have been means-tested to have a per capita household monthly income that is ＄2,800 or less, or belong to a household with no income and be living in a residence with an annual value that is ＄13,000 or less.
  • Be a Singaporean, or a permanent resident with a parent, child or spouse who is a Singaporean.
  • They also must not be living in a residential long-term care institution like a nursing home.
Mr Tong acknowledged that people may abuse the cash payout, and MOH is looking at measures to prevent this.

"We have surveyed the landscape enough to build in some safeguards. We also want to give flexibility... and so we have to trust that caregivers will not abuse it," he added.


Recipients must meet certain criteria to qualify for the grant.
Recipients must meet certain criteria to qualify for the grant.
PHOTO: Recipients must meet certain criteria to qualify for the grant.
"We have surveyed the landscape enough to build in some safeguards. We also want to give flexibility... and so we have to trust that caregivers will not abuse it,"
Picture saved by April Conrad to My Precious Jesus
gif file generated by Animated Images Effects Generator at http://www.webestools.com/animated-images-effect-generator-effects-gif-images-picture-blog-gif-fx-images-animated-effect.html
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1Nef1KbgVwl8auTDEt8-yP2aW3NtVRnJQxmc2dwrIFM3ec91WBvzI12HnEoQxtSLHj9qaQ-z6XSQK11W6DZ_pKerAtapmyciNmutXikHBDxMsTnRk_y5KEde-EPq25_4M-54rk-voeI/s1600/5f6d9a12067b5a152e840bab5474cbf4.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsU5zKIiNgASQH862rSAb4udQhr3BTYADSD_CPsw3d0LaGBF09Rt_qlOPMtHnzEasn0OoZo922Ct7_Sr_47bfaVVN-duvrra5ZI38hziL1R7lP9484LRP12s2qSveM-FOXY9Lrfe-S58w/s1600/5f6d9a12067b5a152e840bab5474cbf4.gif
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5f/6d/9a/5f6d9a12067b5a152e840bab5474cbf4.jpg
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/748019819336774444/


Caregivers now also have access to the Go Respite pilot. It cuts down the waiting time of four weeks to an average of one week for senior care centres and two weeks for nursing homes.

Close to 150 people have applied for the pilot and over 10 per cent of them have used the respite care services, which are offered by 20 senior care centres and 26 nursing homes currently on board. MOH hopes that at least 500 people will apply by the middle of next year, said Mr Tong.

MOH will also expand AIC Link counters beyond the current eight locations to give caregivers and seniors better access to information and referrals.


Caregivers now also have access to the Go Respite pilot.
Caregivers now also have access to the Go Respite pilot.
PHOTO: Caregivers now also have access to the Go Respite pilot. It cuts down the waiting time of four weeks to an average of one week for senior care centres and two weeks for nursing homes.

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18).
Picture saved by Thanh Tran to Áo dài
gif file generated by Animated Images Effects Generator at http://www.webestools.com/animated-images-effect-generator-effects-gif-images-picture-blog-gif-fx-images-animated-effect.html
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYiO9WHKHLZA_OFSkV6ugiO5ZW0usizd8GagOtHexSnqnIlVLHTChYNLN0HN1FzIpA1eRCr1YT1qdFtG0AOuc03VbtxlAp3bOW69lXSX82sA7GgsFcjfJuvaBGQHSHDlbEqKdBuPbGH0/s1600/6de316db7fe8839b5d7cdd4cd443b566_1.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR_6jFZJQRAj4yxN7OOMFssRwyQ4nNSpfwxf9arpxcS1KgFGRGAG1Q5j2c7o0ISue4hezqcGT8HRShDS-yAlY9OBDbSYDPEEfz1mKck6w5p8nSOCJVf6h4eybhvvRTP5wOHlNtENBZNg/s1600/6de316db7fe8839b5d7cdd4cd443b566_1.gif
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6d/e3/16/6de316db7fe8839b5d7cdd4cd443b566.jpg
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/791296597012442535/

By Felicia Choo, The New Paper, 26 September 2019 at 06:00 am
Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store now



Reference
[1] Felicia Choo, The New Paper, Home caregivers to get more financial help from Oct 1, posted on 26 September 2019 at 06:00 am, https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/home-caregivers-get-more-financial-help-oct-1


Links


New International Version (NIV), Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.


at