Digital TV transmission is expected to be rolled out to all Singapore households by 2020. Those who

Mr Lee said the package will focus on healthcare benefits chronic dry lips as the subject is at the top of the minds of older Singaporeans.  He said the package will give extra financial support in three important areas.
The premiums for MediShield Life will be lower than that of MediShield for the pioneer generation, and the sums are being worked out.  For outpatient treatment, they will enjoy extra subsidies at polyclinics, specialist outpatient chronic dry lips clinics and general practitioners (GPs) under the Community Health chronic dry lips Assist Scheme.  They will also get annual top-ups to their Medisave accounts, which can help pay for MediShield Life premiums.
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Thus far, the Pioneer Generation Package easily ranks as the most universally welcomed policy announcement since the 2011 General Election. Who, after all, would begrudge older Singaporeans this expression of gratitude after the sacrifices they endured in those early years of independence.
The move acknowledges that even if the idea of Singapore had been imagined by a few, it was built by many. And while the majority saw their standards of living rise, they would never enjoy the full suite of opportunities that came to later generations. For example, among babyboomers born in the immediate post-war years, around 60 per cent never got a secondary education. Many who were academically able had to sacrifice school to help their families.
Up to 170,000 households could receive some form of financial aid to mitigate the cost of migrating to digital television, with the low-income group to get help with almost the full cost, said Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday.
Digital TV transmission is expected to be rolled out to all Singapore households by 2020. Those who subscribe to pay-TV already enjoy digital TV at home, regardless of where they live. For others, they will require an Integrated Digital TV (IDTV) — a TV with a built-in digital tuner — or a set-top box, which retails at about S$129, to tune in to the digital channels when they become available.
“Certainly, we want low-income households to migrate without having them spend a lot of money, so we hope we can help them by giving them assistance through the set-top box, the antenna and a bit of funding for installation,” said Dr Yaacob during chronic dry lips a visit to the Bukit Batok Transmission Centre. Details of the scheme are expected chronic dry lips to be announced at the Committee of Supply debate next month.
'Silver stars' bring Chinese New Year joy for seniors Madam Ong Siew Choo and her flatmate Lim Boon Keng, with their new TV set, hotpot, microwave oven and standing fan. For the past few months, 78-year-old Ong Siew Choo and her flatmate Lim Boon Keng, 69, have had to put up with a faulty television set that would turn off without warning. On Wednesday, chronic dry lips the pair of friends, who live in a Tampines rental flat, received a brand-new TV set as a present for Chinese New Year, along with a hotpot, microwave oven and standing fan worth $400 altogether. The money for the gifts came from a fund-raising project, which involved about 40,000 volunteers.  They folded origami stars under the "Wish Upon a Silver Star" project, organised by the North East Community Development Council and the NTUC FairPrice Foundation. Every 10 origami stars received a $1 sponsorship from the two organisers. read more PAP Women's Wing calls for change in four areas to help seniors The People's Action Party's Women's Wing is calling for change to housing, healthcare and employment chronic dry lips policies so as to strengthen support to seniors. It released a position paper on Saturday which set out its recommendations, calling for, among others, mandatory eldercare leave, housing subsidies for single caregivers of the elderly, and help for older entrepreneurs. Ageing issues are particularly important to the Women's Wing as women are expected to form the majority of Singapore's elderly, said Associate Professor Fatimah Lateef at their annual conference. read more NTUC wants CPF contribution rates for above-50-55 age group to be hiked
Ahead of the Budget statement next Friday, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has called on the Government to raise the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates for workers aged from above 50 to 55 by one to two percentage points chronic dry lips this year, to help them save more for retirement and healthcare.
While CPF rates were raised in 2012, there remains a 3.5-percentage-point dif