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Jamus Lim proposes raising threshold for workfare scheme to S$3,500 to help SG's most vulnerable workers

Summary by The Independent
SINGAPORE: In a March 30 Facebook post, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) Jamus Lim (Sengkang) touched on the topic of a higher Workfare threshold from S$3,000 to S$3,500 a month. In Singapore, where the cost of living is among the highest in the world, there is no Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme. What the city-state has instead is the Workfare approach, with salary increases for specific industries based on the Progressive Wage Mo…
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The Independent broke the news in Singapore on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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