Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Migrant Domestic Workers hired at concessionary levy rates in the last five years

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1498 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 9 NOV 2022
QUESTION NO. 2369 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Ms He Ting Ru

To ask the Minister for Manpower in the last five years, what is the annual number of migrant domestic workers hired at a concessionary levy rate, broken down into a hire to care for (i) children (ii) elderly persons and (iii) persons with disabilities.

Answer

1. From 2017 to 2021, there were an average of about 98,000, 68,000 and 3,000 migrant domestic workers annually who were hired at a concessionary levy rate to care for young children, elderly persons and persons with disabilities, respectively.