Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) Scheme

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2013.

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Gan Thiam Poh requested a review of the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme to extend it to the lower middle income group and increase payouts for all qualified workers.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that WIS currently targets the bottom 20% of full-time income earners, with benefits tapering down to cover earners up to around the 30th percentile to encourage progression.
The Ministry of Manpower will review WIS in 2013, considering changes in income levels and inflation to ensure assistance remains meaningful while promoting individual effort and responsibility.
WIS is a permanent social transfer mechanism designed to support those who need it most, with the review aiming to balance support with incentives for work.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Acting Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry can review the Workfare Income Supplement to include the lower middle income group and increase the amount of payout to all qualified workers.

Tan Chuan-Jin

The Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme targets full-time income earners in the bottom 20% but the benefits are extended (at reducing rates) to cover earners up to around the 30th percentile. This ensures that a worker’s WIS payouts would not decrease too quickly as he upgrades his skills and earns more.

MOM will be reviewing WIS in 2013. In the review, we will take into account changes in income levels and inflation, bearing in mind that the level of assistance should be meaningful while still encouraging individual effort and responsibility. WIS is a permanent social transfer mechanism which should be targeted at those who need it most.

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Gan Thiam Poh requested a review of the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme to extend it to the lower middle income group and increase payouts for all qualified workers.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that WIS currently targets the bottom 20% of full-time income earners, with benefits tapering down to cover earners up to around the 30th percentile to encourage progression.
The Ministry of Manpower will review WIS in 2013, considering changes in income levels and inflation to ensure assistance remains meaningful while promoting individual effort and responsibility.
WIS is a permanent social transfer mechanism designed to support those who need it most, with the review aiming to balance support with incentives for work.

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Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) Scheme

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2013.

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Gan Thiam Poh requested a review of the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme to extend it to the lower middle income group and increase payouts for all qualified workers.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that WIS currently targets the bottom 20% of full-time income earners, with benefits tapering down to cover earners up to around the 30th percentile to encourage progression.
The Ministry of Manpower will review WIS in 2013, considering changes in income levels and inflation to ensure assistance remains meaningful while promoting individual effort and responsibility.
WIS is a permanent social transfer mechanism designed to support those who need it most, with the review aiming to balance support with incentives for work.

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Gan Thiam Poh requested a review of the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme to extend it to the lower middle income group and increase payouts for all qualified workers.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that WIS currently targets the bottom 20% of full-time income earners, with benefits tapering down to cover earners up to around the 30th percentile to encourage progression.
The Ministry of Manpower will review WIS in 2013, considering changes in income levels and inflation to ensure assistance remains meaningful while promoting individual effort and responsibility.
WIS is a permanent social transfer mechanism designed to support those who need it most, with the review aiming to balance support with incentives for work.

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