Fewer households received ComCare financial assistance from the government in 2023 compared with the previous year, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said in a report released on Tuesday (Nov 19). Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Firdaus D’Cruz, chief executive of Pertapis, to find out more from a welfare home about the financial challenges these lower-income households face, and the extent of support these financial aids offers to these beneficiaries.

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