Number of Fraud Cases and Amount Defrauded Since Inception of SkillsFuture Programmes

Debated in Parliament on 1 Aug 2022.

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Leong Mun Wai asked about the annual expenditure and the number of fraud cases and amounts defrauded since the inception of SkillsFuture programmes.
SkillsFuture Singapore was established in 2016 and provides about $700 million in annual subsidies to individuals and companies.
Since 2016, there have been three unrelated fraud cases with a total defrauded amount of about $42 million.
One of these cases involved a criminal syndicate in 2017 that defrauded $40 million.
The Ministry of Education, through SkillsFuture Singapore, coordinates and drives the implementation of the national SkillsFuture Movement.

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Leong Mun Wai

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Education since the inception of SkillsFuture programmes (a) what is the annual expenditure; and (b) what is the number of fraud cases and the amount defrauded.

Chan Chun Sing

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) was set up in 2016 as a Statutory Board under the Ministry of Education to coordinate and drive the implementation of the national SkillsFuture Movement. SkillsFuture subsidies to individuals and companies amount to about $700 million annually.

Since its inception in 2016, SSG has encountered three unrelated cases of fraudulent claims. The total amount defrauded was about $42 million, including $40 million by a criminal syndicate in 2017.

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Leong Mun Wai asked about the annual expenditure and the number of fraud cases and amounts defrauded since the inception of SkillsFuture programmes.
SkillsFuture Singapore was established in 2016 and provides about $700 million in annual subsidies to individuals and companies.
Since 2016, there have been three unrelated fraud cases with a total defrauded amount of about $42 million.
One of these cases involved a criminal syndicate in 2017 that defrauded $40 million.
The Ministry of Education, through SkillsFuture Singapore, coordinates and drives the implementation of the national SkillsFuture Movement.

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Number of Fraud Cases and Amount Defrauded Since Inception of SkillsFuture Programmes

Debated in Parliament on 1 Aug 2022.

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Leong Mun Wai asked about the annual expenditure and the number of fraud cases and amounts defrauded since the inception of SkillsFuture programmes.
SkillsFuture Singapore was established in 2016 and provides about $700 million in annual subsidies to individuals and companies.
Since 2016, there have been three unrelated fraud cases with a total defrauded amount of about $42 million.
One of these cases involved a criminal syndicate in 2017 that defrauded $40 million.
The Ministry of Education, through SkillsFuture Singapore, coordinates and drives the implementation of the national SkillsFuture Movement.

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Leong Mun Wai

Chan Chun Sing

Since its inception in 2016, SSG has encountered three unrelated cases of fraudulent claims. The total amount defrauded was about $42 million, including $40 million by a criminal syndicate in 2017.

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Leong Mun Wai asked about the annual expenditure and the number of fraud cases and amounts defrauded since the inception of SkillsFuture programmes.
SkillsFuture Singapore was established in 2016 and provides about $700 million in annual subsidies to individuals and companies.
Since 2016, there have been three unrelated fraud cases with a total defrauded amount of about $42 million.
One of these cases involved a criminal syndicate in 2017 that defrauded $40 million.
The Ministry of Education, through SkillsFuture Singapore, coordinates and drives the implementation of the national SkillsFuture Movement.

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Number of Fraud Cases and Amount Defrauded Since Inception of SkillsFuture Programmes

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Number of Fraud Cases and Amount Defrauded Since Inception of SkillsFuture Programmes

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