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by Clewza313 1893 days ago
The unemployed (short or long term) with no assets or family assistance are entitled to ComCare subsidies, which are designed specifically to stop people from falling into destitution:

https://msf.gov.sg/Comcare/Pages/Short-to-Medium-Term-Assist...

https://msf.gov.sg/Comcare/Pages/Public-Assistance.aspx

Here's the BBC on what this looks like in practice:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26349689