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The Ministry of Social and Family Development said there was a small increase in the number of elder abuse cases in 2022.
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Singapore – A man in his 30s refused to work, and demanded $10 to $20 a day from his elderly parents to buy food and cigarettes.
His father is retired, while his mother is working into her 70s as a cleaner to provide for their only child.
