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30% seeking shorter-term government aid rejected
Applicants either had enough money, withdrew applications or could not be reached, says MSF
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Last year, 10 per cent of the rejected Short-to-Medium-Term Assistance applications, or 1,551 applications, were not approved because the family was deemed to have sufficient savings.
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About 30 per cent of those applying for short-to medium-term government financial aid were rejected in the past three years, although almost all the requests for long-term assistance were approved.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) gave these figures to The Straits Times, and this is believed to be the first time such data has been made public.
