Survey on Vulnerable Members of Society by Vulnerable-In-Community (VIC) Network and Release of Report

27 Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) when will the Vulnerable-In-Community (VIC) Network conduct its planned survey on vulnerable members of society; (b) whether the planned survey will be done periodically; and (c) when will the Ministry release the full survey report to the public.

Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The Vulnerable-In-Community (VIC) Network, comprising both government and community groups, was set up in November 2019 to reach out to, befriend and extend assistance to vulnerable individuals, such as cardboard collectors or tissue sellers.

As part of VIC work, we are planning for a survey to better understand the needs of the individuals we have connected with so that we can provide even more targeted support. We plan to conduct the survey towards the end of the year and will review the survey frequency thereafter. The survey will likely take a few months to complete. We will release the aggregated survey results when it is ready.