SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IN
SINGAPORE
Every Singaporean is imbued with the sense that rewards can only be brought about through hard work,based on the principles of
meritocracy and self reliance.We do not believe in social handouts. We believe thefamily is the basic building block of our society.
It should be the first line of support in our social safety net if theindividual needs help. Only if the family cannot helpwould we consider
help from the community and thegovernmentFor the Singapore state, the “family” andthe “nation” are fundamentally connected.
Over the past 30 years, the trend towards delayedmarriage, decreased fertility and population ageing hasincreasingly come to be
perceived as urgent problemsin Singapore. The government attempts to solve theproblem, that create huge effects to the country
