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Caregiving • Encourage and subsidise elder-minding schemes
The Straits Times
|August 25, 2025
We refer to the article "More families in Singapore using childminding and elder-minding services" (Aug 15).
The Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home) strongly supports the continuation of elder-minding services under the Household Services Scheme, which presents an option for families employing migrant domestic workers (MDWs).
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