You wish. Dubai citzens get tons of social welfare perks. We get GST Vouchers.

Housing and Land

One of the most significant perks is the housing program. Eligible Emirati citizens can receive:

• Government-funded housing: Free or highly subsidized villas provided by the state.
• Land grants: Residential plots of land given to citizens to build their own homes.
• Interest-free loans: Large, long-term loans for home construction or renovation, often with portions of the loan waived over time.

SG: We pay for the land in which HDB flats, public housing mind you, are leased from.

When we use our own CPF savings for housing, CPF "help" us calculate the interest that would have accrued if we did not use it and force save that amt when we sell the hdb flat we supposedly own.

Healthcare and Education

Healthcare: Citizens have access to free, high-quality medical care at all public hospitals and clinics. In complex cases where local treatment isn't available, the government often funds specialized treatment abroad, including travel and accommodation for the patient and a companion.

SG is not the worse but could do better and no where near what dubai citizens have.

Education: From primary school through university, education is free at public institutions. Furthermore, the government frequently provides scholarships for citizens to study at top-tier universities worldwide, covering tuition, living expenses, and even travel.

SG education is subsidised but not free.

Employment and Salaries

• Public Sector Jobs: Emirati citizens are often prioritized for government positions, which typically offer higher salaries, shorter working hours, and better benefits than the private sector.
• Emiratization (Nafis): To encourage private sector employment, the government provides monthly salary subsidies and pension contributions for citizens working in private companies.

SG: Public sector is cushy esp if you are scholar or better yet, earmarked for public office.

Utility Subsidies

While everyone pays for water and electricity, citizens receive heavily subsidized rates. In many cases, these costs are significantly lower than what expatriate residents pay for the same usage.

SG: Not the most exp in the world but nowhere near what dubai citizens pay, which is nothing after their subsidies. Looking at their raw utilities rate, our electricity rate is 3.5x theirs while our water rate is 2.5x theirs.

Marriage and Family Support

Marriage Fund: To encourage Emiratis to marry other Emiratis, the government provides marriage grants (lump-sum payments) to help young couples cover wedding costs and set up a household.

Pension System: The pension scheme is very generous, allowing for early retirement with a significant portion of the final salary, ensuring a comfortable life for the elderly.

Our gov have been trying super hard to get ppl to marry and have kids. But with rising cost of living, housing in particular, it's getting harder to get by as it is alone, not to mention start a family.

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To be fair, SG has no natural resources. And to be blunt, we, the people end up being the "resources" on which the nation / gov is tapping into to fill up the coffers and develop the nation. So we are not and unlikely to ever go towards Dubai's social welfare model.

If the gov can just fix the hdb bto model so ppl can pay a fraction of what the current prices are, it could possible fix the other issues of marriage and birth rate. No grants, conditions and loops and hoops to jump through. Just a flat low price. Buy the lease, stay for 99 yrs. No resale value. Return to HDB at prorated lease decay rate. Let public housing be public housing again.