Budget 2025 debate: Yip Hon Weng on addressing the challenges of a super-aged society
Singapore is rapidly becoming a super-aged society and if bold action is not taken, the burden on future generations will be unsustainable, said MP Yip Hon Weng. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday (Feb 26), he proposed measures in three urgent areas. First, keeping seniors meaningfully employed for as long as they choose by tackling ageism in hiring, expanding wage support and redesigning workspaces. Second, ensuring seniors can age in place with dignity by prioritising direct lift access in older estates, expanding senior-friendly housing options and reimagining intergenerational living spaces where the old and young can thrive together. Third, strengthening support for caregivers by piloting hubs that locate co-working with eldercare facilities, enhancing training allowances and developing a one-stop digital support platform.
Singapore is rapidly becoming a super-aged society and if bold action is not taken, the burden on future generations will be unsustainable, said MP Yip Hon Weng. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday (Feb 26), he proposed measures in three urgent areas. First, keeping seniors meaningfully employed for as long as they choose by tackling ageism in hiring, expanding wage support and redesigning workspaces. Second, ensuring seniors can age in place with dignity by prioritising direct lift access in older estates, expanding senior-friendly housing options and reimagining intergenerational living spaces where the old and young can thrive together. Third, strengthening support for caregivers by piloting hubs that locate co-working with eldercare facilities, enhancing training allowances and developing a one-stop digital support platform.
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