Overview

• Workers’ Party MPs proposed a targeted Junior SkillsFuture Credit for children from the lower 40th percentile, long-term backing for independent arts spaces, and a universal buyback of ageing HDB flats to expand rental supply.
• Abdul Muhaimin also urged HDB to factor strained or abusive family relationships into rental-flat eligibility assessments and to publicly commit to this approach.
• Caregiver-focused ideas included a national hub to book respite and access aid, as well as a new “sandwich generation leave” distinct from childcare or medical leave.
• To support seniors, the government will integrate Digital Clubs into Active Ageing Centres, while MPs floated initiatives such as an “Elder Corps” and called for clearer flat upgrading options.
• Debate on inequality stressed fair, progressive revenue with greater consideration of wealth, and calls were made for more granular data on ex-offender reintegration and educational outcomes for lower-income Malay students.