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IMPACT OF NSS & OTHER OFF-BUDGET MEASURES
The Tan Family - Low Income Household
The Tan family lives in a 2-room rental flat.
Mr Tan is 45 years old. He’s worried about making ends
meet--two months ago, he was retrenched from his job as a
production operator which paid him $10001 a month.
Mrs Tan works as an office cleaner, which brings in $7502
a month for the family.
1 Median gross
wage of a plastic production operator (of both sexes) is $1087,
based on Report on Wages in Singapore 2000, MOM
2Median gross
wage of an office cleaner (of both sexes) is $750 , based
on Report on Wages in Singapore 2000, MOM. Typical household
income of 2 room flat is $1691/month in 1998, based on Profile
of Residents Living in HDB flats (HDB, March 2000).
Their 20-year old son, Ah Dee, is studying
engineering at NUS. Though he gets an NUS bursary of $1500
per year which helps the family pay for his tuition fees of
$5650, the family is worried about scheduled tuition fee hikes
of $150 per year over the next two years. The Tan family also
has a daughter studying in a secondary school.
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