Singapore is offering a child support grant of S$3,000 ($2,250 USD) to couples who give birth between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022, to combat low birth rates and pandemic-related reluctance to have children. The grant is in addition to the ongoing “Kids Bonus” cash gift of up to S$10,000 ($7,330 USD). Singapore hopes […]
French postal workers are checking on elderly customers weekly for a monthly fee of €19.90. The service, called Veiller Sur Mes Parents, started in 2017 and includes delivering medicines, books, and hot meals. The convergence of two major social changes in France resulted in a single solution. The first concerns the country’s 73,000 postal workers […]
