TR EMERITUS

I hope some knowledgeable people can tell where and from what exactly does this Public Assistance come from? I believe the Town Councils or CDCs are handing this out on a monthly basis to needy families, but I'm not sure. Or does it hail from the People's Association? My reason for asking this is because it's a serious question... 

(This isn't a normal article where opinions are concluded but the author presents his opinions and perspective to allow readers to ponder and hopefully receive an insight, to look at another perspective of a crucial part of being Singaporean.) He reaches school at 0710hrs. He gets his stuff at the cubicle and jogs to the courtyard. Roughly... 

I used to be PR five years ago before I converted to be a citizen. Meanwhile I have strong ability at Japanese and Chinese (I am not a mainland Chinese) as I was trained and educated in this two languages but I have no strong ground in English as I never gone through education system of Singapore.My whole families converted...