MIS in the news!

Thank you to everyone who came yesterday for our packed launch event! If you missed it, you can catch up on the Tweets in the threads listed here:

If you missed yesterday's @LKYSch event launching 'What older people need in Singapore – A household budget study', here are my threads reporting on it:https://t.co/oDGgjz9YvUhttps://t.co/0iiPv2Mywkhttps://t.co/Wf3F0Hd3sihttps://t.co/MTotyBNFsmhttps://t.co/lGinJfpOOX

— Jolene (@acertainjolene) May 23, 2019

Here is a round up of news reports on the study that we’ve found. If we’ve missed any, do comment and let us know!

• ‘Elderly people in Singapore need $1,379 a month for basic living standards: Study‘ (Yahoo Singapore, 23 May 2019)
• ‘Singapore seniors each need at least S$1,380 monthly to meet basic needs: Study‘ by Janice Lim (TODAYonline, 23 May 2019)
  ‘Study finds $1,379 a month needed to meet basic living standard for single elderly Singaporeans‘ by Yuen Sin (The Straits Times, 22 May 2019)
  ‘$1,379 – that’s how much an elderly person needs to survive in the world’s most expensive city‘ by Kok Xing Hui (The Edge, 22 May 2019)
  ‘Elderly in Singapore need S$1,379 a month for basic needs: Study‘ (Channel News Asia, 22 May 2019)

Do also check out the second explainer video from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy!