Mdm Goh Geok Kee
“Workfare motivates me to work and tops up my income. I can buy more ingredients and cook a better meal for my family!”
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Mdm Goh Geok Kee (“Auntie Geok”) is one beneficiary of Workfare. 64-year-old this year, Auntie Geok has been working as a cleaner at MOM Service Centre at Bendemeer for the past seven years.
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Both Auntie Geok and her husband receive Workfare for working. From 2020, Workfare enhancements will boost her income by about 25%.
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As long as she remains fit and healthy, Auntie Geok would like to continue working. Many of her fellow co-workers also receive Workfare.
Auntie Geok shared that she is happy to be receiving Workfare all these years. The Workfare payments help her to meet household expenses.
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Auntie Geok and her husband have a 24-year-old son who is currently a second-year Science student at NUS. Her son receives CDC/CCC bursaries annually to supplement the school fees and other costs of staying on campus.
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She owns the three-room flat she lives in with her husband and son.
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Her household also receives GSTV-Cash and U-Save rebates to offset their daily household expenses. Many other Workfare recipients (over 90%) similarly benefit from GSTV-Cash and U-Save rebates.
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Auntie Geok, her husband, and her son, each has the CHAS Blue card. They receive highly subsidised medical and dental services at CHAS clinics.
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She is amongst the 4 in 10 Workfare recipients in 2017 who also receive medical and dental subsidies under the CHAS scheme.
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Auntie Geok is grateful that Workfare and Government’s subsidies for older workers like her amount to significant support for her and her family. In her own words, “这边一点，那边一点, 加起来其实很多!” (translated: here a bit, there a bit, Government support actually add up a lot).
