INTERIM DISABILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME FOR THE ELDERLY (IDAPE) SCHEME

Parliament of Singapore · 23 March 2009

Official Report, 23 March 2009, Vol 85, Issue 18 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Fatimah LateefKhaw Boon Wan

INTERIM DISABILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME FOR THE ELDERLY (IDAPE) SCHEME: * * *

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Dr Fatimah Lateef asked the Minister for Health (a) how many Singaporeans are now under the Interim Disablility Assistance Programme for the Elderly (IDAPE) scheme; and (b) whether there are plans to extend the list of medical assessors under the IDAPE scheme.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: About 2,600 means-tested elderly Singaporeans, who were not eligible for ElderShield coverage when it was launched in 2002, are currently on the Interim Disability Assistance Programme for the Elderly (IDAPE).

We now have 74 doctors acting as medical assessors for the IDAPE scheme and are open to accept more. Those who are interested can approach MOH for information on how to join the scheme.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 March 2009. Republished on SGParliament.