Review Eligibility Criteria of Dependant's Passes for Children by Considering Combined Household Income

50 Mr Ong Teng Koon asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will review the eligibility criteria of Dependant's Passes for children by considering the combined household income if both parents are working on employment or S-passes.

Mrs Josephine Teo: Singapore is not in a position to support all employment pass or S-pass holders who wish to have their dependants with them here. Another important consideration is the sponsor's ability to afford the family's cost of living in Singapore. As there is no assurance that both parents will have continued employment in Singapore, the fixed monthly salary of the main pass holder is a more stable indicator for assessing the eligibility of the child to be granted a dependant's pass. We have no plans to review this approach.