Discrimination against single parent and their children: Is violation against the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW ) and Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - both signed and ratified by the government of Singapore. straitstimes/premium/forum-letters/story/do-more-help-single-mothers-20140120 Married couples with children enjoy a slew of government benefits including the Baby Bonus scheme, housing subsidies, parenthood tax relief, maternity leave, and childcare and infantcare leave. However, single-parent, taxpaying families have been excluded from benefits such as these. One view is that if we extended these perks to groups such as unwed single parents, it would encourage more out-of-wedlock pregnancies and lead to the collapse of the family. Such positions are clearly out of sync with reality.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:29:36 +0000
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