> Money no enough: MP Neo
>
> Planned $30-$115 increase in monthly aid 'inadequate'
>
> Jasmine Yin
> jasm...@
mediacorp.com.sg
>
> They are Singaporeans in their 70s and 80s who have no kin. Even with help
> from the Public Assistance (PA) scheme, they still survive only by skipping
> one meal a day.
> .
> This group of people was very much on Dr Lily Neo's mind on Friday, when she
> questioned the Government on its plans to help the needy.
> .
> The Jalan Besar Member of Parliament (MP) stood out as the voice of
> strongest dissatisfaction with the plans by the Ministry of Community
> Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) to raise the amount of public
> assistance by between $30 and $115 a month to those who have no means of
> income due to age, illness or disability. ...
