Clarification by Minister for Social and Family Development

(a)  To Mr Melvin Yong's query, we have been steadily increasing the Skills and Salary Guidelines to be competitive with the market and commensurate with the professionals' contributions. We have been engaging employers to strengthen adherence with the guidelines. Today, about 80% of SSAs adhere to the salary guidelines. [Please refer to "Committee of Supply – Head I (Ministry of Social and Family Development)", Official Report, 10 March 2025, Vol 95, Issue 161, Budget section.]

(b) We thank Ms Ng Ling Ling for the clarification questions. On the second question, it is a joint project with MOH. Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary mentioned it yesterday. They are still working out where to put it and what the norms and delivery of the service would be like. That will be announced later. [Please refer to "Committee of Supply – Head I (Ministry of Social and Family Development)", Official Report, 10 March 2025, Vol 95, Issue 161, Budget section.]

Written statement by Mr Masagos Zulkifli circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):

I wish to make the following factual corrections in my reply provided during the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s Committee of Supply debate at the Sitting of 10 March 2025. My reply should read as follows:

(a) To Mr Melvin Yong's query, we have been steadily increasing the Skills and Salary Guidelines to be competitive with the market and commensurate with the professionals' contributions. We have been engaging employers to strengthen adherence with the guidelines. Today, about 80% of SSA employees adhere to the salary guidelines.

(b) We thank Ms Ng Ling Ling for the clarification questions. On the second question, it is a joint project with MOH. Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary mentioned it on 7 March. They are still working out what the norms and delivery of the service would be like. That will be announced later.