​News | Study finds older singles need $1,379 per month

The New Paper, page 28

For the first time, researchers in Singapore gathered people aged 55 and above to talk about what they considered to be their basic standard of living and calculated that a single man or woman aged 65 and up would need at least $1,379 a month to achieve it. A couple aged 65 and above would need $2,351. The qualitative study, led by Assistant Professor Ng Kok Hoe from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy included, among others, Assoc Prof Teo You Yenn, head of sociology at NTU. The study involved focus group discussions with 103 participants from diverse backgrounds.

 

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