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24-09-2013, 05:00 PM
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Working poor in Singapore can't make ends meet: NUS
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A new study has shown that the working poor in Singapore are not getting enough pay to make ends meet. Working poor is defined as someone earning less than half of the average monthly income of a Singaporean, which now stands at S$3,000.  File photo: A general view of the Singapore skyline. SINGAPORE: A new study has shown that the working poor in Singapore are not getting enough pay to make ends meet. Working poor is defined as someone earning less than half of the average monthly income of a Singaporean, which now stands at S$3,000. The survey on poverty attitudes by the National University of Singapore's Social Work Department showed that those who need money, want to work, and there are jobs available. 66.4 per cent of respondents said jobs are available for aid recipients who want to work. However, 85 per cent said most jobs aid recipients can get are not paying enough for them to support a family. Researcher Irene Ng cited factors such as globalisation and the widening income gap, which ha ve led to stagnating wages for Singapore's poor. About 60 per cent of respondents said government expenditure to help the poor in Singapore is not enough, and about half said they were willing to pay more taxes to help the government raise its social spending to help disadvantaged groups. Associate Professor Ng said this bodes well for Singapore, as it shows citizens' willingness to support and do more to uplift the lives of the low income within the community Experts at a dialogue session on Tuesday also made a call for a minimum wage in Singapore. They said it was one way to force companies to pay workers decent wages. Associate Professor Hui Weng Tat of the Lee Kuan Yew Public Policy argued that government social transfers like Workfare, in which the government subsidises the wages of a low income worker, does not have the desired effect. He said, that was because the subsidies come from tax payers and not employers. The study covered 383 Singaporeans across income levels and ethnic groups. - CNA/ac Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com. 
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