Social work

Veteran medical social worker Gilbert Fan dies at 67

Gilbert Fan, a master medical social worker at the National Cancer Centre Singapore, received the Outstanding Social Worker Award, the highest accolade in the field, on 23 November 2021.

Recommended pay for social service jobs in S’pore up by 5% on average

Those working in social services could get higher salaries, with recommended pay guidelines for jobs in the sector up by 5 per cent on average.

Late doctor’s $2m donation kick-starts Methodist Welfare Services’ first endowment fund

Dr Ong Yong Wan, the founding head of haematology at Singapore General Hospital who died in July 2025, planned to give about $20 million of her estate to charitable causes and her relatives.

When heart meets action: Shining a light on social work excellence in Singapore

Senior Social Worker Zoe Tee (right), 34, during an animal assisted intervention session with Goay Zhen Yi, 16, on March 7, 2026.

More places in sheltered workshops, independent living pilot started for people with disabilities

Financial assistance will also be increased, with higher subsidies and a raised income ceiling to help more families afford disability services.

Dancing robots bring support, company to Barcelona elderly

Irene Veglison, 67, holds her cat named Sweet, net to her robot, nicknamed \"Sandi\", inside her apartment, where she lives with two cats and her robot, during a pilot project to improve tele-assistance, to provide support to those experiencing the early stages of cognitive decline, in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

$15m care fund to be launched on Feb 1 for protection workers after Megan Khung abuse case

The Protection Practitioners Care Fund will be launched on Feb 1 and is expected to benefit over 1,000 such professionals.

New membership structure for National Council of Social Service among changes to Act

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said that social needs have become increasingly complex, and the broader ecosystem supporting social services has expanded.

Greater support to grow, equip Singapore’s social service workforce to meet more complex needs

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Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr Masagos Zulkifli; and Minister of State for Social and Family Development, Mr Goh Pei Ming; taking a group photograph with the event guests during the closing event of the Year of Celebrating Social Service Professionals at Flower Field Hall in Gardens by the Bay on Dec 9, 2025.
Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, will announce enhancements to capability building initiatives under the Professional Capability Grant. Minister of State for Social and Family Development, Mr Goh Pei Ming, will also be in attendance.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Brand conscience: Barehands is the hot Singapore label selling clothes made by refugees

Barehands founders Germaine Lye (left) and Chanel Go at their newly opened second store in Takashimaya on Nov 19.

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