SINGAPORE – Welcare Student Care Centre will have its status as an administrator of government student care fee assistance revoked on Aug 1.
The Ministry of Social and Family Developement (MSF) said in a press statement on Tuesday (June 28) that a recent audit revealed that the centre made multiple wrongful claims for student care fee subsidies.
MSF added that the matter has also been referred to the Commercial Affairs Department of the police.
The centre was given 14 days to explain the lapses and the steps it would take to improve its processes, but “failed to adequately explain the lapses,” MSF said.
Even after an extension of almost three months, the centre was still unable to demonstrate its ability to properly administer public money, the ministry said.
MSF is in the process of recovering all wrongful subsidy claims made.
The ministry has also contacted parents whose children are enrolled in the centre to explain the situation and to provide them with assistance.
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