The Law and the Elderly in Singapore: The Law on Income and Maintenance for the Elderly

• Main Author: HSU, Locknie
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: Singapore; Older adults; Retirement age; Aged; Retirement; Elder law; Employment; Adults; Spouses; Wages; Parents; Asian Studies; Elder Law; Law and Society
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/246; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1245/viewcontent/LocknieHsu_LawandtheElderly_2003.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

By 2030, Singapore's elderly will make up a staggering 19% of the population. With such a large proportion of people becoming old, it is timely to pay some attention to the broad spectrum of legal issues surrounding elder. Several sociological and statistical studies have been done on the elder...