CPF

An 82-year-old man in Singapore, Yip Woon Cheong, has been living on a bench in the void deck of an HDB flat for a year, after his separation from his wife and being left solely dependent on government financial assistance of around S$100 a month. Mr Yip, who had never begged anyone for money and had saved S$1,000 in his bank account, said he had worked until 60, after which he depended on his CPF when he ran out of funds. Despite his children not helping him, he has no regrets and is moving into a rental flat with the help of volunteers and individuals who donated necessities and appliances to him.