SENIOR citizens in the North East District who have problems footing their health-care bills will now have a $200,000 fund to tap on.
The fund comprises of a $100,000 donation by New Moon, a local company, which has been matched dollar-for-dollar by the North East Community Development Council (CDC).
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the Seniors' Health-care Fund will support low-income citizens and permanent residents aged 50 and above who have a health condition.
'This will be for families which have a (monthly) per capita household income of below $500, (who) despite all the other assistance schemes available, still require some assistance,' DPM Teo said.
The fund, to be allocated evenly among the welfare committees of the 17 constituencies in the North East District, can also be tapped to pay for day rehabilitation services and non-standard treatment or drugs.
North East District Mayor Teo Ser Luck said this will help defray some of the costs which the lower-income elderly might have problems paying.
