Only 24% of members over 55 in 1998 held the “minimum sum” .While the situation will improve as younger people build up balances, as more education means higher incomes, as higher participation rates produce more accounts for women previously left out, none the less it remains the policy that Asian values must be respected and that children are duty-bound to support the parents who previously supported them. The idea of intergenerationalism and filialpiety is enshrined in law. Since 1996 there has been a Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents. A Singaporean aged 60 or above who is unable to support himself may sue his children for a stipend. The right to refuse of children who have been abandoned, neglected or abused has not yet been tested in the courts.