New Admissions to Remand Homes and Places of Detention Living in Public Rental Flats

Debated in Parliament on 2 Mar 2023.

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Louis Ng asked the Ministry for Social and Family Development for the percentage of children newly admitted to remand homes and places of detention who lived in public rental flats over the past five years, and whether the Ministry would collect this data if unavailable.
The Ministry responded that the Singapore Boys' Home and Singapore Girls' Home serve as remand homes and places of detention for children and young persons.
The Ministry provided data that, on average, about 28% of newly admitted children and young persons between 2018 and 2022 lived in public rental flats.
The Ministry did not explicitly state whether it intends to collect such data if it is unavailable, but it provided the requested statistics.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development for each year in the past five years, of the new admissions to (i) remand homes and (ii) places of detention (a) what percentage of these children live in public rental flats; and (b) whether the Ministry intends to collect this data if such data is unavailable.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

MSF Youth Homes (Singapore Boys' Home and Singapore Girls' Home) serve as a remand home and a place of detention for children and young persons (CYPs). On average, about 28% of the newly admitted CYPs between 2018 and 2022 lived in public rental flats.

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Louis Ng asked the Ministry for Social and Family Development for the percentage of children newly admitted to remand homes and places of detention who lived in public rental flats over the past five years, and whether the Ministry would collect this data if unavailable.
The Ministry responded that the Singapore Boys' Home and Singapore Girls' Home serve as remand homes and places of detention for children and young persons.
The Ministry provided data that, on average, about 28% of newly admitted children and young persons between 2018 and 2022 lived in public rental flats.
The Ministry did not explicitly state whether it intends to collect such data if it is unavailable, but it provided the requested statistics.

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New Admissions to Remand Homes and Places of Detention Living in Public Rental Flats

Debated in Parliament on 2 Mar 2023.

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Louis Ng asked the Ministry for Social and Family Development for the percentage of children newly admitted to remand homes and places of detention who lived in public rental flats over the past five years, and whether the Ministry would collect this data if unavailable.
The Ministry responded that the Singapore Boys' Home and Singapore Girls' Home serve as remand homes and places of detention for children and young persons.
The Ministry provided data that, on average, about 28% of newly admitted children and young persons between 2018 and 2022 lived in public rental flats.
The Ministry did not explicitly state whether it intends to collect such data if it is unavailable, but it provided the requested statistics.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Louis Ng asked the Ministry for Social and Family Development for the percentage of children newly admitted to remand homes and places of detention who lived in public rental flats over the past five years, and whether the Ministry would collect this data if unavailable.
The Ministry responded that the Singapore Boys' Home and Singapore Girls' Home serve as remand homes and places of detention for children and young persons.
The Ministry provided data that, on average, about 28% of newly admitted children and young persons between 2018 and 2022 lived in public rental flats.
The Ministry did not explicitly state whether it intends to collect such data if it is unavailable, but it provided the requested statistics.

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New Admissions to Remand Homes and Places of Detention Living in Public Rental Flats

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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