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Employment-based social protection in Singapore: issues and prospects / Beng, Chew Soon

Beng, Chew Soon	Journal Article
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2012.

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The social protection system in Singapore can be defined in terms of having the ability and opportunity to work for a family wage for at least thirty years in order to own a house, provide adequate healthcare protection for the family, pay for children's education as well as provide a stream of income during the post-employment period. Singapore's protection system is superior in many ways but there are deficiencies. For instance, any discontinuity in employment or breakup of the family will threaten this social protection system. Furthermore, some low-income workers have to continue to work even in their seventies. The paper makes some recommendations for the improvement of the social protection system in Singapore.

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Social Protection ; CPF Life ; Affordable Housing ; Healthcare Coverage

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ID: 150056

Energy efficiency and economic value in affordable housing / Chegut, Andrea; Eichholtz, Piet ; Holtermans, Rogier

Chegut, Andrea	Journal Article
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Strong rental protection in the affordable housing market often prohibits landlords from charging rental premiums for energy-efficient dwellings. This may impede (re)development of energy efficient affordable housing. In the Netherlands, affordable housing institutions regularly sell dwellings from their housing stock to individual households. If they can sell energy efficient dwellings at a premium, this may stimulate investments in the environmental performance of homes.

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Energy Efficiency ; Energy Performance Certificates ; Affordable Housing

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ID: 145607

How can governments collaborate with the private sector to provide affordable housing? / Mathiason, Nick

Mathiason, Nick	Journal Article
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Across the world, property prices in the inner city are spiking, forcing poor and middle-class residents out of their communities. World Policy Journal asked a panel of four experts how governments can work with the private sector to ensure that cities maintain genuinely affordable housing.

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China ; United Kingdom ; Nigeria ; Peru ; Real Estate ; Affordable Housing

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