Foreign Domestic Worker Grant Eligibility for Those with Mentally Disabled Parents Living in Separate Households

Debated in Parliament on 6 Aug 2018.

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Murali Pillai questioned why the FDW Grant treats differently the employment of foreign domestic workers by children to care for mentally disabled parents in separate households versus direct employment by the parents themselves through their children’s sponsorship.
The Minister explained that the grant, which provides $120 monthly, assesses eligibility based on the household income of the FDW employer to target lower- and middle-income families, regardless of whether the FDW is employed by a family member in a separate household or the care recipient.
The government consistently evaluates the financial means of the employer’s household to ensure aid goes to those directly responsible for paying the FDW salary, but will consider appeals from families with extenuating circumstances.

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Murali Pillai

Mr Murali Pillai asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider equalising the treatment of assessing Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant eligibility for (i) FDWs employed by children of mentally disabled parents to take care of their parents at separate households and (ii) FDWs employed directly by parents who are compos mentis and living in separate households, through sponsorship of their children and, if not, why not.

Gan Kim Yong

The Foreign Domestic Worker Grant (FDWG) provides a monthly grant of $120 to help families employ an FDW to care for their loved ones who require permanent assistance with three or more Activities of Daily Living. As the grant is targeted at lower- and middle-income households, employers with household monthly income per person of $2,600 or lower will be eligible for the grant.

Regardless of whether the FDW is employed by a family member living in a separate household, or the care recipient himself/herself, we consistently assess the means of the FDW employer's household in determining the eligibility for the grant. This allows us to take into account the needs of the employer who is directly responsible for paying the salary of the FDW. Nevertheless, we will also consider appeals from families who have extenuating circumstances and genuinely require financial aid.

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Murali Pillai questioned why the FDW Grant treats differently the employment of foreign domestic workers by children to care for mentally disabled parents in separate households versus direct employment by the parents themselves through their children’s sponsorship.
The Minister explained that the grant, which provides $120 monthly, assesses eligibility based on the household income of the FDW employer to target lower- and middle-income families, regardless of whether the FDW is employed by a family member in a separate household or the care recipient.
The government consistently evaluates the financial means of the employer’s household to ensure aid goes to those directly responsible for paying the FDW salary, but will consider appeals from families with extenuating circumstances.

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Foreign Domestic Worker Grant Eligibility for Those with Mentally Disabled Parents Living in Separate Households

Debated in Parliament on 6 Aug 2018.

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Murali Pillai questioned why the FDW Grant treats differently the employment of foreign domestic workers by children to care for mentally disabled parents in separate households versus direct employment by the parents themselves through their children’s sponsorship.
The Minister explained that the grant, which provides $120 monthly, assesses eligibility based on the household income of the FDW employer to target lower- and middle-income families, regardless of whether the FDW is employed by a family member in a separate household or the care recipient.
The government consistently evaluates the financial means of the employer’s household to ensure aid goes to those directly responsible for paying the FDW salary, but will consider appeals from families with extenuating circumstances.

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Murali Pillai

Gan Kim Yong

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Murali Pillai questioned why the FDW Grant treats differently the employment of foreign domestic workers by children to care for mentally disabled parents in separate households versus direct employment by the parents themselves through their children’s sponsorship.
The Minister explained that the grant, which provides $120 monthly, assesses eligibility based on the household income of the FDW employer to target lower- and middle-income families, regardless of whether the FDW is employed by a family member in a separate household or the care recipient.
The government consistently evaluates the financial means of the employer’s household to ensure aid goes to those directly responsible for paying the FDW salary, but will consider appeals from families with extenuating circumstances.

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Foreign Domestic Worker Grant Eligibility for Those with Mentally Disabled Parents Living in Separate Households

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Foreign Domestic Worker Grant Eligibility for Those with Mentally Disabled Parents Living in Separate Households

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