Oral Answer to PQ on MDWs moonlighting and take-up of HSS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 61 OF 2025 FOR SITTING 24 SEPTEMBER 2025
QUESTION NO. 49 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Ms Yeo Wan Ling

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) in each of the past five years, how many migrant domestic workers and unofficial employers have been fined for illegal moonlighting; and (b) what is the take-up rate of the Household Services Scheme since its permanent formalisation in 2021.

Answer:

Between 2020 and 2024, an average of 12 Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) and 15 employers were fined each year for moonlighting related offences.

2 The Household Services Scheme (HSS) allows companies to hire migrant workers to provide part-time domestic services such as home cleaning, grocery shopping, car-washing and pet-sitting. Since formalising the HSS as a permanent scheme in 2021, the number of HSS companies increased from around 80 to 240 today. Based on surveys, the number of households served by HSS companies have also increased steadily.