Commenting on schemes to help the low-income families, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan noted that the support packages that match debt repayments mainly cover core basic household expenses such as water and electricity bills. This is a bold step that gives families the chance to pay off their debts and start over. On including businesses in this support scheme, she noted that matching funding by private companies, rather than simply from taxpayers' pockets, sends a strong signal that Singapore's development path forward will be the collective growth and prosperity of the entire society. These packages match donors with recipients to achieve better distribution of social resources.