Care And Support Package

CARE AND SUPPORT PACKAGE

As part of the Unity and Resilience Budgets, the Care and Support Package will provide more assurance and support to Singaporeans who may be concerned about coping with their household expenses during this period of extraordinary economic uncertainty. All adult Singaporeans will benefit, with more help given to the less well-off. The Care and Support Package will cost a total of about $4.6 billion.

Care and Support – Cash

With the enhancements announced on 26 March 2020, all Singaporeans aged 21 years and above in 2020 will receive a one-off Care and Support – Cash payout of $900, $600 or $300, depending on their income (see Table 1). Those who own more than one property will receive $300, regardless of their income. Of these amounts, $300 of the Care and Support – Cash was paid out in April 2020 as part of the $600 Solidarity Payment. The remaining Care and Support – Cash of $600 and $300 for lower- and middle-income Singaporeans will be paid from 18 June 2020.

In addition, adult Singaporean parents with at least one Singaporean child aged 20 years and below in 2020, will each receive an additional $300 in cash. Singaporeans aged 50 and above in 2020 will each receive an additional $100 cash, which replaces the earlier announced PAssion Card top-up, in view of the COVID-19 situation and the need for safe distancing during this period. These additional payments will be made together with the remaining Care and Support – Cash payouts from 18 June 2020.

The details of the Care and Support – Cash were announced in this press release on 4 June 2020. Find out more about the Care and Support – Cash here.

Table 1: Care and Support – Cash, PAssion Card Top-up and Solidarity Payment

Assessable Income (AI) for Year of Assessment (YA) 2019		$0 to $28,000	$28,001 to $100,000	More than $100,000 or owns more than one property
For all Singaporean adults, aged 21 and above in 2020	Care and Support – Cash	$900	$600	$300
	Solidarity Payment [Paid in April]	$600 (First $300 of the Care and Support – Cash was paid out in April)
	Remaining Care and Support – Cash [Paid from 18 Jun]	$600	$300	$0
For parents¹	Care and Support – Cash (Parents) [Paid from 18 Jun]	$300
For Singaporeans aged 50 and above in 2020	PAssion Card Top-up in cash [Paid from 18 Jun]	$100

¹ Refers to adult Singaporean parents with at least one Singaporean child aged 20 and below in 2020. Each eligible parent will receive $300.

Workfare Special Payment

As announced at Budget 2020, all Singaporean employees and self-employed persons who received Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) payments for work done in 2019 will receive a Workfare Special Payment (WSP) in 2020.

The WSP provides a cash payout of $3,000 for all eligible Singaporeans. Eligible employees and Self-Employed Persons will receive the same amount of $3,000, which will be paid over two equal payments of $1,500 each, in July and October 2020.

The WSP will provide additional support for low-wage workers aged 35 and above in 2019^[1].

^[1] Persons with disabilities aged below 35 years in 2019, who meet the WIS eligibility criteria, will also receive the WSP if they had received WIS payments for work done in 2019.

The details of WSP were announced in this press release on 24 July 2020.

Extension of Workfare Special Payment

As announced on 17 August 2020, the WSP will be extended to include lower-wage workers aged 35 and above in 2020 who received WIS payment for Work Year (WY) 2020, and who have not already qualified for WSP previously. The new eligible recipients will receive the full one-off WSP of $3,000 from October 2020 onwards. See Table 2 below for the WSP payment dates.

Table 2: WSP payment dates based on eligiblity groups

Eligible Recipients	Disbursement Timeline
Singaporeans who received WIS payment for WY2019	Eligible to receive a $3,000 WSP, which will be paid over two equal payments of $1,500 each: Via direct bank crediting on 28 July and 28 Oct 2020^* for those with government-registered bank accounts. Via cheque by 15 Aug and by 15 Nov 2020.
Singaporeans who received WIS payment for WY2020, but not WY2019	Eligible to receive a $3,000 WSP, which will be paid in full on 28 Oct 2020^{^}: Via direct bank crediting on 28 Oct 2020 for those with government-registered bank accounts. Via cheque by 15 Nov 2020.

Note:

^*Singaporeans who qualify for WY2019 WIS after July 2020 but before 31 March 2021 will receive the WSP in the month that they become eligible for WY2019 WIS.

^{^}Singaporeans who qualify for WY2020 WIS after October 2020 but before 31 December 2021 will receive the WSP in the month that they become eligible for WY2020 WIS.

The WSP will be given to eligible Singaporeans in the same way they receive their WIS payments – direct crediting into their bank account, or cheque sent to their NRIC address. Those who wish to receive payouts earlier via direct bank crediting can do so at http://www.workfare.gov.sg (using SingPass) by 14 October 2020 to receive October’s WSP directly in their bank accounts.

Find out more about the Workfare Special Payment here.

Grocery Vouchers

Additional GST Voucher – U-Save

All eligible HDB households will receive double their regular GST Voucher (GSTV) – U-Save in Financial Year (FY) 2020 (April 2020 to March 2021) through a one-off GSTV – U-Save Special Payment. Eligible households with five or more members will receive an additional GSTV – U-Save rebate in FY2020, and will thus receive a total of 2.5 times their regular GSTV – U-Save in FY2020 (see Table 2).

Table 2: GST Voucher – U-Save for FY2020

HDB Flat Type	Regular GSTV – U-Save	GSTV – U-Save Special Payment	Additional GSTV – U-Save rebate	Total GSTV – U-Save for FY2020
HDB Flat Type	For all eligible households		For eligible larger households	Total GSTV – U-Save for FY2020
1- and 2-room	$400	+$400	+$200	$800 or $1,000
3-room	$360	+$360	+$180	$720 or $900
4-room	$320	+$320	+$160	$640 or $800
5-room	$280	+$280	+$140	$560 or $700
Executive / Multi-Generation	$240	+$240	+$120	$480 or $600

Notes:

Households whose members own more than one property are not eligible for GSTV – U-Save.
Eligible households will receive their regular GSTV – U-Save over four quarters in April 2020, July 2020, October 2020 and January 2021.
On top of the regular GSTV – U-Save, eligible households will receive their GSTV – U-Save Special Payment over two quarters in April 2020 and July 2020, and eligible larger households with five or more members will receive their additional GSTV – U-Save rebate over two quarters in October 2020 and January 2021.
Household members refer to individuals living at the same residence (as reflected on their NRICs), and who are related by blood, marriage or legal adoption (e.g. spouse, parents, children, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins, and in-laws). Domestic helpers, unrelated tenants, god-parents, and friends are not considered household members.

Find out more about the additional GST – Voucher U-Save here.

Grants to Self-Help Groups and Community Development Councils

Service and Conservancy Charges Rebate

Eligible Singaporean households living in HDB flats will receive rebates to offset between 1.5 and 3.5 months of Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) over FY2020 (see Table 3).

Table 3: S&CC Rebate for FY2020

HDB Flat Type	No. of months of S&CC Rebate in FY2020
HDB Flat Type	April 2020	July 2020	October 2020	January 2021	Total for FY2020
1- and 2-room	1	1	1	0.5	3.5
3- and 4-room	1	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.5
5-room	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.0
Executive / Multi-Generation	0.5	0.5	0.5	-	1.5

Note:

Eligible households will receive their S&CC Rebate over four quarters in April 2020, July 2020, October 2020 and January 2021.
Households with a member owning or having any interest in a private property, or have rented out the entire flat, are not eligible for the S&CC Rebate.

Find out more about the Service and Conservancy Charges Rebate here.

Scheme	More information / Contact Details
Solidarity Payment	1800-2222-888
Care and Support – Cash	Please refer to FAQs above.
Workfare Special Payment	workfare@govtopup.gov.sg 1800-2222-888
PAssion Card Top-up	Visit: www.passioncard.sg 6225 5322
Grocery Vouchers	1800-2222-888
GST Voucher – U-Save	Visit: www.gstvoucher.gov.sg/pages/u-save.aspx customersupport@spgroup.com.sg 6671 7117
GST Voucher (general enquiries)	Visit: www.gstvoucher.gov.sg contactus@gstvoucher.gov.sg 1800-2222-888
S&CC Rebate	sccrebates@mailbox.hdb.gov.sg 1800-866-3078

Care And Support Package