Written Answer to PQ on Public Funding Disbursed to NTUC

NOTICE PAPER NO. 563 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON 2 MARCH 2026
QUESTION NO. 1137 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Ms He Ting Ru

To ask the Minister for Manpower in each of the last five years (a) how much public funding was disbursed to the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), broken down into the various different grants or funding programmes; (b) whether public funds were granted for NTUC's operational and development expenditure; and (c) whether any public funds were given for the purposes of NTUC's staffing or executive remuneration, and if so, how much.

Answer:

1. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), as the key body leading Singapore’s labour movement, delivers various programmes to upskill and uplift workers. NTUC is one of MOM’s service delivery partners to whom we would provide funding, which could be either in part or in full, for programmes which are aligned with our policy objectives. These programmes and initiatives include employment facilitation services, Career Conversion Programmes, the administration of Company Training Committees, the Migrant Workers’ Centre, and the U Care Centre which provides lower-wage workers with guidance on work-related issues and opportunities for earning a better living. As is common for such programme partnerships, a portion of the grants might include funding for our partners’ manpower to support the programmes.

2. MOM does not track consolidated funding to NTUC across the whole-of-Government. MOM does not provide dedicated funding for NTUC’s general staffing or executive remuneration.