Social mobility

Top 5% of households in S’pore hold one-third of wealth: Jeffrey Siow

Finance Ministry's occasional paper found that the city-state’s wealth inequality was higher than its income inequality.

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Enhanced ComLink+ packages give low-income families a stronger nudge up the social ladder

The new measures reflect an acknowledgement that families with the fewest resources face multiple, complex and persistent challenges that are not easily overcome.

New apprenticeship programme for poly grads offers roles at top firms and competitive pay

Ms Goh Hanyan, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, delivers her speech during the launch of Access Apprenticeship at The Trampoline by Access Singapore in SCAPE on Feb 11, 2026.

Singapore to include non-wage income in annual household income report going forward

Figures under both new and old methodologies show that Singapore’s income inequality is at its lowest since records on household market income began in 2015.

Wealth inequality higher than income inequality in S’pore, says Finance Ministry paper

Singapore’s Gini coefficient for wealth is estimated at 0.55.

Hard truth: For social mobility, you first need stable work

For many families, gig or casual work is a practical response to real challenges and barriers.

3 ways to get disadvantaged students up to speed

Previous survey data had shown that students with fewer books at home and lower language proficiency were more likely to be disengaged readers.

Nurturing social mobility in Singapore in the face of entrenchment

There was a general consensus among MPs that ensuring social mobility would require a reduction in wealth inequality as well as reform of the education system.

Singapore’s quest for social mobility: Can education and policy keep it going?

Breaking down the barriers to moving up in life in Singapore has been at the centre of national discussion recently as political leadership has made a push to highlight gaps and promised to strengthen the system to protect social mobility.

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