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Goh Pei Ming

Higher income ceiling for pre-school and childcare subsidies to benefit more than 60,000 families

Generic photo of kindergarten students walking in the park with their teachers at Fernvale Link on December 19, 2023. 

Can be used for early childhood education stories.
Generic photo of kindergarten students walking in the park with their teachers at Fernvale Link on December 19, 2023. 

Can be used for early childhood education stories.

Lasting Power of Attorney applications to be made permanently free for Singaporeans

About 404,000 or one in seven Singapore citizens have made an LPA as of Feb 20.
About 404,000 or one in seven Singapore citizens have made an LPA as of Feb 20.

New prefixed number for calls from police among anti-scam measures to be rolled out

Government official impersonation scams have been on the rise, more than doubling from 1,504 cases in 2024 to 3,363 in 2025.
Government official impersonation scams have been on the rise, more than doubling from 1,504 cases in 2024 to 3,363 in 2025.

50% drop in pre-schools offering care after 7pm since 2021; may signal lower demand: MSF

Pre-schools providing full-day services are required to operate from 7am to 7pm on weekdays, but have the flexibility to extend their services beyond that timeframe.
Pre-schools providing full-day services are required to operate from 7am to 7pm on weekdays, but have the flexibility to extend their services beyond that timeframe.

Adoption agencies that knowingly bring in children of suspect origin will be taken to task: Goh Pei Ming

Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming speaking in Parliament on Jan 14.
Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming speaking in Parliament on Jan 14.

In 80% of scams, victims were manipulated into sending money to scammers: Goh Pei Ming

Visitors at the launch of the inaugural National Anti-Scam Roadshow at Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium on Nov 8.
Visitors at the launch of the inaugural National Anti-Scam Roadshow at Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium on Nov 8.

10 organisations receive inaugural crime prevention awards for efforts to keep Singapore safe

UOB's Tiong Bahru deputy branch manager Jessica Lee (left) and UOB’s Raffles Place branch service manager Azlinah Amin holding the champion award on Oct 7.
UOB's Tiong Bahru deputy branch manager Jessica Lee (left) and UOB’s Raffles Place branch service manager Azlinah Amin holding the champion award on Oct 7.

About half of middle-aged women in Singapore experience mental health concerns: Study

More than 70 per cent of the women who experienced mental health concerns cited feeling like a burden to others as the reason why they did not seek help.
More than 70 per cent of the women who experienced mental health concerns cited feeling like a burden to others as the reason why they did not seek help.

Over 350,000 Singaporeans appointed trusted person to take charge if they lose mental capacity

Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said that more than 80,000 Advance Care Planning have also been completed.
Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said that more than 80,000 Advance Care Planning have also been completed.

AMD battery packs, electrical faults likely causes of recent residential fires: Goh Pei Ming

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and for Family Development Goh Pei Ming (second from left) joining residents in a Responder Plus Programme at Joo Chiat Community Club on Aug 30.
Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and for Family Development Goh Pei Ming (second from left) joining residents in a Responder Plus Programme at Joo Chiat Community Club on Aug 30.

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