This statistic shows the number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act in Singapore from 2009 to 2017. In the period surveyed, the highest number of new applications filed was in 2009. In that year, there were 199 new applications for parental maintenance in Singapore. In 2017, the number of new applications fell to 38.
Number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017
*According to the source: "The Maintenance of Parents Act allows Singapore residents aged 60 years and above - who are unable to provide for themselves - to claim maintenance from their children who are capable of supporting them, but are not doing so. Parents can claim maintenance, in the form of monthly allowances or a lump-sum payment."
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MSF. (October 19, 2018). Number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/969309/applications-for-parental-maintenance-singapore/
MSF. "Number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017." Chart. October 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/969309/applications-for-parental-maintenance-singapore/
MSF. (2018). Number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/969309/applications-for-parental-maintenance-singapore/
MSF. "Number of New Applications under The Maintenance of Parents Act Filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/969309/applications-for-parental-maintenance-singapore/
MSF, Number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/969309/applications-for-parental-maintenance-singapore/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of new applications under the Maintenance of Parents Act filed in Singapore from 2008 to 2017 [Graph], MSF, October 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/969309/applications-for-parental-maintenance-singapore/
