SINGAPORE: Reaching out to 450,000 Singaporeans eligible for the Pioneer Generation Package (PGP) may be a massive exercise.
But the government is sparing no efforts to achieve this.
The People’s Association and grassroots organisations have already held some 50 dialogues and focus group discussions to explain the package.
These involved close to 5,000 grassroots leaders and residents.
These included sessions where vernacular languages were used, such as the two Malay sessions on 25 February by Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar and Mr Zainal Sapari and on 2 March by Madam Halimah Yacob; the Indian session on 3 March by Mr Hri Kumar; and two dialect sessions for seniors at the end of February by Minister Grace Fu and Mr Baey Yam Keng.
A further 30 dialogues will be organised aimed to reach out to another 3,000 residents.
More sessions are being planned, including those that target non-English speaking residents.
Whampoa estate houses a significantly higher proportion of elderly residents compared to other estates.
One in five of them are older than 60 years old.
And the government plans to tap on existing outreach programmes to help educate these elderly about the Pioneer Generation Package.
MP for Whampoa, Heng Chee How, said: ”We have a whole host of ongoing activities targeted at outreaching to our seniors because of the nature of an old estate like this.
“So what we need to do is to tap on all these ongoing activities in this outreach and bring this news (Pioneer Generation Package) to our seniors.
“But as DPM Tharman pointed out the key thing is not so much about the details, it’s the simplicity of it, which is to say that it’s automatic. So don’t worry, you will be mailed a pioneers’ card and when in doubt show the card.”
He added: ” The current activities include RC block parties. I also have a Senior Citizens’ Executive Committee as well as the Active Ageing Committee…(and) the ongoing ‘City of All Ages’ project.
“The ‘City for All Ages’ project aims to enhance the liveability of the built environment, develop age-friendly solutions and services, as well as enhance the integration of services with the built environment.”
Mr Heng said house visits will also be carried out to ensure that no household will be left out.
The public can also log on to the Singapore Budget website where a dedicated page for this package has been launched.
It has a self-check system where people can key in their NRIC numbers to check if they qualify.
A dedicated PGP microsite will also be launched later this year to share additional details on the benefits of the package.
A booklet on this year’s Budget will also be given out to all households and this will include a special section on the Pioneer Generation Package.
The Finance Ministry will also be working with other government agencies and various community touch points like polyclinics and specialist outpatient clinics. Collaterals will also be made available at these healthcare institutions.
Slew of outreach efforts on Pioneer Generation Package
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