Yeo Wan Ling on Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill
It is timely for Singapore to take stock of how its families have been impacted by COVID-19, and to adjust the safety nets for families and the vulnerable through the Maintenance of Parents Act, said MP Yeo Wan Ling. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Jul 4), she welcomed the updates and amendments to the Act, which she said has served many vulnerable families well for the past three decades. Given the pressures placed on families during the pandemic and the many parent-children “break-ups” she has witnessed in her constituency, she said it is timely to look to expand the law to include more downstream safety nets for conciliation and continue to transform the Act into a platform for trust and reciprocity. She also suggested ways to strengthen the conciliation process. These include training mediators in financial counselling so that they can equip children on sustainable maintenance payments and creating a direct appeal line to the HDB on expedited rental or long-term lease alternatives via the conciliation platform. Ms Yeo said over the years, the Act has changed the trajectory of life for many vulnerable parents, and with the upcoming amendments, it will seek to protect an expanded group of vulnerable people, namely destitute seniors and children who were abused by their parents.
It is timely for Singapore to take stock of how its families have been impacted by COVID-19, and to adjust the safety nets for families and the vulnerable through the Maintenance of Parents Act, said MP Yeo Wan Ling. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Jul 4), she welcomed the updates and amendments to the Act, which she said has served many vulnerable families well for the past three decades. Given the pressures placed on families during the pandemic and the many parent-children “break-ups” she has witnessed in her constituency, she said it is timely to look to expand the law to include more downstream safety nets for conciliation and continue to transform the Act into a platform for trust and reciprocity. She also suggested ways to strengthen the conciliation process. These include training mediators in financial counselling so that they can equip children on sustainable maintenance payments and creating a direct appeal line to the HDB on expedited rental or long-term lease alternatives via the conciliation platform. Ms Yeo said over the years, the Act has changed the trajectory of life for many vulnerable parents, and with the upcoming amendments, it will seek to protect an expanded group of vulnerable people, namely destitute seniors and children who were abused by their parents.
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