Extension of Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession to Persons/Siblings with Major Illnesses or Medical Conditions

Debated in Parliament on 11 Sep 2017.

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Patrick Tay asked whether the foreign domestic worker levy concession could be extended to persons with major illnesses or medical conditions and their ill siblings.
The Minister for Manpower, Lim Swee Say, clarified that the concession is already available to households with family members aged 65 and above, children under 16, or persons certified to need help with daily activities.
The existing concession does not specifically include siblings or persons with major illnesses unless they meet the daily activity assistance criteria.
The debate centered on whether the current criteria should be expanded to cover more individuals with serious health conditions.
The government highlighted that the current framework already supports households with caregiving needs through the levy concession.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Manpower whether the foreign domestic worker levy concession can be extended to persons with major illnesses or medical conditions and their ill siblings.

Lim Swee Say

The concession is already available today. Households with the following family members will be eligible for a foreign domestic worker levy concession:

(a) elderly aged 65 and above;

(b) children below the age of 16; or

(c) persons certified by authorised healthcare professionals to require assistance with at least one Activity of Daily Living (ADL). Examples of ADL include showering, dressing, feeding or toileting.

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Patrick Tay asked whether the foreign domestic worker levy concession could be extended to persons with major illnesses or medical conditions and their ill siblings.
The Minister for Manpower, Lim Swee Say, clarified that the concession is already available to households with family members aged 65 and above, children under 16, or persons certified to need help with daily activities.
The existing concession does not specifically include siblings or persons with major illnesses unless they meet the daily activity assistance criteria.
The debate centered on whether the current criteria should be expanded to cover more individuals with serious health conditions.
The government highlighted that the current framework already supports households with caregiving needs through the levy concession.

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Extension of Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession to Persons/Siblings with Major Illnesses or Medical Conditions

Debated in Parliament on 11 Sep 2017.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Patrick Tay asked whether the foreign domestic worker levy concession could be extended to persons with major illnesses or medical conditions and their ill siblings.
The Minister for Manpower, Lim Swee Say, clarified that the concession is already available to households with family members aged 65 and above, children under 16, or persons certified to need help with daily activities.
The existing concession does not specifically include siblings or persons with major illnesses unless they meet the daily activity assistance criteria.
The debate centered on whether the current criteria should be expanded to cover more individuals with serious health conditions.
The government highlighted that the current framework already supports households with caregiving needs through the levy concession.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Lim Swee Say

The concession is already available today. Households with the following family members will be eligible for a foreign domestic worker levy concession:

(a) elderly aged 65 and above;

(b) children below the age of 16; or

(c) persons certified by authorised healthcare professionals to require assistance with at least one Activity of Daily Living (ADL). Examples of ADL include showering, dressing, feeding or toileting.

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Patrick Tay asked whether the foreign domestic worker levy concession could be extended to persons with major illnesses or medical conditions and their ill siblings.
The Minister for Manpower, Lim Swee Say, clarified that the concession is already available to households with family members aged 65 and above, children under 16, or persons certified to need help with daily activities.
The existing concession does not specifically include siblings or persons with major illnesses unless they meet the daily activity assistance criteria.
The debate centered on whether the current criteria should be expanded to cover more individuals with serious health conditions.
The government highlighted that the current framework already supports households with caregiving needs through the levy concession.

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Extension of Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession to Persons/Siblings with Major Illnesses or Medical Conditions

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Lim Swee Say

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Extension of Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession to Persons/Siblings with Major Illnesses or Medical Conditions

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Lim Swee Say

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