Welcome assistance: People walk across Jubilee Bridge next to the financial district in Singapore. The scheme aims to avoid making staying unemployed more attractive than holding down a job, as well as saddling employers with more cost. — AFP
SINGAPORE: About 60,000 jobless Singapore residents will stand to benefit each year from a new job seeker support scheme to be rolled out next April.
To be eligible for the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support, they must have earned S$5,000 (US$3,800) or less a month on average for the duration of their previous employment within the last 12 months. They also cannot live in a property with an annual value of more than S$25,000.
