Want or need? Deputy PM says most Singaporean seniors want to keep working, others have their doubts

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Jan. 16 that the majority of workers in Singapore want to work longer, as long as they are healthy.

His statement was a response to infectious disease expert Paul Tambyah, who asked if the Silver Support scheme could be more universal to avoid a huge drop in income when they stop working. The scheme provides lower-income senior citizens with a quarterly cash payout during their retirement.

In 2022, Singapore increased the official retirement age from 62 to 63, while the re-employment age increased from 67 to 68. This means that we still see people at working at age 70.“There’s obviously a limit to how long we can work. But also we must recognize with rising longevity, with people living longer lifespans, when we do our surveys, the majority of people do want to work longer so long as they are healthy.

While there may be some truth to the idea that work gives some people a sense of purpose, many on social media were quick to respond to Wong’s comments by pointing out that it’s important to differentiate between wanting to work andWong was called out by some for gaslighting – a term used to describe mental manipulation by someone in a position of authority – while others described his comments as “out of touch” and ignorant.

Work till u drop..no money to retired.everything is xpensive.

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Yeah with ministerial type salary the longer the runway the better it is!🤣😂🤣

Idea: Why don't the Tiktok content creator go and interview the seniors that are still working. See if they give the same answer or not.

70 year old cleaning hawker centre table is not dignity....its survival

What a crap

Uh....once i turned 70, i have hobbies that i would like to dedicate to without worrying about my cash, all due respect Sir.

Better than staring at the ceiling with one leg in coffin. The benefits if working especially in a job one likes, go beyond the salary.

You referring to Lee Hsien Loong is it.

Healthy but not enough $$$ to live in 1 of the highest cost of living in the world

Majority work because they have due to high cost of living in sg

Nonsense. Senior old citizens have no choice but to work to death simply because of high cost living in this country. PERIOD.

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