AWWA released its inaugural Family Empowerment Programme (FEP) report at a panel session on 17 July, Wednesday with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as Guest of Honour. Having established one of the nation’s earliest Family Service Centres, this pioneering initiative is Singapore’s first randomised control trial on unconditional cash transfers, marking another milestone in AWWA’s journey of empowering the disadvantaged to maximise their potential to lead dignified and independent lives.
Find out more from the articles and broadcast below:
- The Straits Times – 75 low-income families get cash with no strings attached in trial
- The Straits Times – Cash with no strings attached trial in S’pore breaks new ground, but questions remain: Experts
- Lianhe Zaobao – Study: Cash assistance a source of relief in multiple aspects for lower-income families
- CNA – ‘No strings attached’ cash aid helps lower-income households’ mental health, job security: AWWA study
- Tamil Murasu – Pilot Scheme: Unconditional financial assistance to 75 needy families
- AsiaOne – 75 low-income families get cash with no strings attached as part of trial for assistance programme
- Daily Cuts – What Singapore’s low-income households would do with extra cash given without question
- Channel 8 – Study: Subjects saw improvement in better well-being in multiple aspects
- The Independent – No-strings-attached cash payouts actually improved needy families’ lives instead of being “a waste”
- Shi Cheng News – Study: Subjects saw improvement in well-being in multiple aspects
- 8 World – Study: Subjects saw improvement in better well-being in multiple aspects