Support, care and employment for the elderly: Examining the law and policy in Singapore

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

This article examines the role of the State and family in providing financial support, long-term care as well as employment for the elderly in Singapore. The focus of the chapter is on the legal and policy aspects. I will first discuss the government financial support schemes for the elderly especially those who are unemployed or have little income, and the Singapore Maintenance of Parents Act that imposes an obligation on children to provide financial support for their elderly parents. Secondly, I will examine the government policies to deal with the issue of long-term care for the needy elderly such as care insurance and the recent Vulnerable Adults Act to protect the vulnerable elderly from abuse. Questions concerning the policies to protect and support informal caregivers are also relevant. A holistic treatment towards the elderly entails a third area which is to examine the law and policies on employment for the elderly covering issues relating to wages, discrimination and retirement age.

Keywords

long-term care, health, employment, elderly, financial support, law, government policy

Discipline

Asian Studies | Elder Law

Research Areas

Asian and Comparative Legal Systems

Publication

Solidarity across generations

Volume

49

Editor

Eri Kasagi

First Page

241

Last Page

264

ISBN

9783030505479

Identifier

10.1007/978-3-030-50547-9_12

Publisher

Springer

City or Country

Cham

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50547-9_12

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