Around 60 per cent of the applications for the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme were rejected over eligibility issues. - Photo: ST
SINGAPORE: Between April and August, over 7,200 Singaporeans applied for the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme, which provides up to S$6,000 over six months to people who have lost their jobs.
Almost 2,900 applications – or 40 per cent – were approved, but the remaining 60 per cent were rejected for failing to meet the eligibility criteria, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said in a written parliamentary reply on Tuesday (Sept 23).
