4,000 jobseekers placed on unemployment benefits scheme last year, out of 10,000 applications

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Former contract workers and the long-term unemployed are among the jobless individuals who may not be covered by the scheme. SINGAPORE: More than 4,000 unemployed Singaporeans were placed on the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme in 2025, out of 10,000 applications received. Over 80 per cent of those on the scheme received at least one payout by the end of 2025, said Mr Nicholas Kong, acting director in Workforce Singapore's (WSG) planning and design division. The agency was responding to