Applications for Term Financial Assistance for NSFs that were Supported by Commanders

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Defence (a) whether the figure of 80% of applications approved for Term Financial Assistance (TFA) for NSFs refers only to the applications supported by commanders; and (b) if so, what percentage of applications by NSFs for TFA were not supported by their commanders in the past five years.

Dr Ng Eng Hen: Eighty per cent of all applications for Term Financial Assistance were approved and includes applications that were not supported by the commanders.