ANNUAL REPORT PUBLICATION OF NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE CLUSTERS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 522

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 26 FEBRUARY 2026

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat

MP for Aljunied GRC

Question No. 1040

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health given that the financial results of the public healthcare clusters are no longer made public since the early 2010s (a) whether the Ministry will work with the clusters to again publish revenue and expenditure details in their annual reports; and (b) how the public can currently verify the Ministry's position that public healthcare institutions operate on a non-profit basis.

Answer

1        Public healthcare clusters have always operated on a not-for-profit basis. They incur substantial deficits to provide subsidised healthcare services to Singaporeans. The deficits are then covered by Government grants. Post grant, they may breakeven or have a slight surplus, which will be ploughed back to improve the healthcare system, such as through infrastructure and service improvements.

2        While the accounts are not published, the public may obtain the financial reports of public healthcare clusters through the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) website.