How a kampung approach wove better shelters for S'pore's homeless

A recent nationwide count found about 1,000 homeless people sleeping rough in Singapore. The Government's approach to tackling the issue has undergone a shift - but public attitudes also need to change.

Theresa Tan

Senior Social Affairs Correspondent

Updated

Published

Nov 14, 2019, 05:00 AM

It was a sight I would never forget. A woman in her 30s, her baby in a pram and her elderly mother sleeping on a bench in a public toilet at East Coast Park.

This was in 2007.

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How a kampung approach wove better shelters for S'pore's homeless

A recent nationwide count found about 1,000 homeless people sleeping rough in Singapore. The Government's approach to tackling the issue has undergone a shift - but public attitudes also need to change.

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