04
June
2019
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22:52
Asia/Singapore

S$1,379 a month needed for basic needs? This is how Singapore's seniors agree on this baseline

Asst Prof Ng Kok Hoe from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS and Assoc Prof Teo You Yenn, Provost’s Chair in Sociology from NTU School of Social Sciences shared how they conducted the study which found that Singapore seniors each need at least S$1,379 monthly to meet basic needs, their findings as well as shared values as Singaporeans.