NOTICE PAPER NO. 592
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 3 AUGUST 2021
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms He Ting Ru
MP for Buangkok GRC
Question No. 1513
To ask the Minister for Health whether there are plans to conduct an updated national survey on informal care to reflect changing caring patterns given that the last survey was released in 2012.
Answer
Following the national Survey on Informal Caregiving in 2012, the Government continues to monitor the evolving trends of caregiving through research studies such as the Retirement and Health Study by the Central Provident Fund Board and partner agencies, the Quality of Life of Caregivers study by the National Council of Social Service, and findings from social service agencies and other institutions such as Duke-NUS’s Centre for Ageing Research & Education.
We also conduct regular engagements with partners and stakeholders. In 2018, MOH consulted over 200 caregivers, service providers, stakeholders, and grassroots leaders on the needs of caregivers. Following this, MOH launched the Caregiver Support Action Plan in 2019 to address caregiving needs in the community.
We will continue to collect insights from studies and engagement platforms to review the senior caregiving support landscape.