220 Beneficiaries assisted
17
EMERGENCY RELIEF SCHEME
To provide short-term relief to individuals and families in need of temporary financial assistance , regardless of race , religion or nationality . The Emergency Relief Scheme ( ERS ) enables them to meet their immediate needs while they seek long term help from other sources . The main eligibility criteria is immediate financial need arising from sudden death , imprisonment or illness of the primary or secondary wage earner , lack of family support e . g . abandonment of the family / elderly parents by a spouse / children .
Referral Partners : KK Women ’ s and Children ’ s Hospital , Tan Tock Seng Hospital , National Heart Centre , National University Hospital , Tanjong Pagar FSC , Fei Yue FSC , Care Corner FSC , Singapore Children ’ s Society FSC , Lighthouse Evangelism , and Others .
Fig . 1 : Amount of Financial Grants ( Total : FYs 96 / 97 - 15 / 16 : $ 1,342,388 )
$ 120000
$ 30,104
$ 77,145
$ 60,910
$ 46,845
$ 58,477
$ 83,810
$ 103,430
$ 66,249
$ 65,383
$ 71,393
$ 96,776
$ 111,136
$ 88,070
$ 82,750
$ 80,070
$ 55,430
$ 38,350
$ 36,290
$ 49,100
$ 40,670
$ 100000
$ 80000
$ 60000
$ 40000
$ 20000
$
1996 / 97 1997 / 98
1998 / 99 1999 / 00
2000 / 01 2001 / 02
2002 / 03 2003 / 04
2004 / 05 2005 / 06
2006 / 07 2007 / 08
2008 / 09 2009 / 10
2010 / 11 2011 / 12
2012 / 13 2013 / 14
2014 / 15 2015 / 16
For the Period of FY 15-16
220 Beneficiaries assisted
Emergency Relief Scheme Since the scheme was started in 1995 , we have disbursed a total of $ 1,342,388
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