Requirement for Doctor's Memo to Excuse an Individual from Work when Attending Evaluation for ComCare Long Term Assistance Application

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Social Services Office requires or strongly recommends that a certificate or a memo from a doctor deeming an individual medically unfit for work be provided for the purposes of evaluating an application for ComCare Long Term Assistance.

ComCare’s Long Term Assistance provides support to those who are permanently unable to work due to old age, illness or disability, and have limited or no income and family support.

For applicants who have clear disabilities, we do not require a doctor’s certification that they are unfit for work. For other cases, we would require certification by a doctor that they have permanent medical conditions that prevent them from working.