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Financial
assistance refers to the funding by government and non profit
organisations to meet the healthcare needs of Singaporeans.
There are various schemes for family caregivers in funding their
needs.
List of financial assistance schemes in Singapore:
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▼ Assistive
Technology Fund |
The
Assistive
Technology
Fund can be
used to
acquire,
replace,
upgrade or
repair
assistive
technology
devices.
These
devices
include
wheelchairs
and hearing
aids.
The Fund
does not
support the
purchase of
medical
devices and
consumables.
Click
here
for more information from the SG
Enable, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Caregivers
Training Grant |
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The Caregivers Training Grant (CTG)
allows caregivers to tap on a $200
annual subsidy to attend CTG-approved
training courses so that they can
better care for their loved ones.
Click
here
for more information from the Singapore
Sliver Pages.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ ComCare
Fund |
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The ComCare Fund was established in 2005
and it provides sustainable funding for
assistance programmes for low-income
Singaporeans.
Click
here
for more information from the
Ministry of Social and Family
Development, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ EASE
Programme (Enhancement For Active Seniors) |
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The EASE Programme provides subsidies
for installation of grab bars, ramps,
and slip-resistant treatment to existing
floor tiles.
Click
here
for more information from the
Housing & Development Board.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Foreign
Domestic Worker Levy Concession |
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The scheme enables families who employ
full-time
foreign domestic workers (FDW)
to look after their loved ones with
disabilities to pay a lower monthly
concessionary FDW levy of $60 (instead
of $300).
Click
here
for more information from the Agency for
Integrated Care, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Home
Caregiving Grant |
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The Home Caregiving Grant (HCG) replaces
the Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant
from October 2019.
The HCG is a $200 monthly cash payout to
support your loved ones with at least
permanent moderate disability, i.e.
always require some assistance to
perform 3 or more Activities of Daily
Living (ADLs).
This grant can be used to defray the
costs of caregiving expenses, such as
the costs of eldercare and caregiver
support services in the community, or
hiring of a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW).
Click
here
for more information from the Agency for
Integrated Care, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Interim
Disability Assistance Programme for the Elderly |
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Interim Disability Assistance Programme
for the Elderly (IDAPE) is a government
assistance scheme providing financial
help to needy and disabled elderly
Singaporeans, who were not eligible to
join ElderShield when it was launched in
2002 because the had exceeded the
maximum entry age or have pre-existing
disabilities.
Should you qualify, IDAPE will provide
you $150 or $250 a month, for a maximum
period of 72 months.
Click
here
for more information from the Agency for
Integrated Care, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Medical
Fee Exemption Card |
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This card covers
standard medical and hospitalisation treatments at public
healthcare institutions (including polyclinics) and intermediate
and long-term care (ILTC) institutions for needy residents of
MOH-funded nursing homes, or MSF-funded sheltered and disability
homes.
Click
here
for more information from the
Ministry of Social and Family
Development, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Pioneer
Generation Disability Assistance Scheme |
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The Pioneer Generation Disability
Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS) is part
of the Pioneer Generation Package, which
honours what Singapore's Pioneers have
done for the country. Under this
scheme, Pioneers who have disabilities
can receive $100 a month, which they can
use for expenses.
Click
here
for more information from the Agency for
Integrated Care, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Public
Assistance Scheme |
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Singapore citizens who, due to age,
illness, disability, are permanently
unable to work, have little or no means
of income, and have little or no family
support, may apply for Public
Assistance.
Click
here
for more information from the
Ministry of Social and Family
Development, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Public
Transport Concession Scheme for Persons with
Disabilities |
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The scheme provides concession card for
persons with disabilities that offers
concessionary rates for travel on public
transport.
Click
here
for more information from the SG
Enable, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Senior's
Mobility and Enabling Fund |
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The Seniors' Mobility and Enabling Fund
(SMF) provides holistic support for elderly
Singaporeans, helping them to remain
mobile and to live independently in the
community. It also means greater
support to caregivers in caring for
their seniors at home.
The SMF subsidies the following:
1) Assistive Devices such as walking
aids, basic wheelchairs, motorised
wheelchairs and scooters, pressure
relief cushions and mattresses, commodes
and shower chairs, geriatric chairs,
hospital beds, special equipment such as
oxygen concentrators and hoists,
spectacles and hearing aids.
2) Home Healthcare Items (Consumables)
such as catheters, milk supplements,
thickeners, adult diapers, nasal tubing
and wound dressings.
Click
here
for more information from the Agency for
Integrated Care, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Singapore
Cancer Society Financial Assistance Schemes |
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The Singapore Cancer
Society provides a range of assistance schemes to alleviate the
financial burden of treatment costs for Singaporeans and
Permanent Residents from low and middle income families.
These provide cancer patients with avenues for assistance at
every stage of treatment: from pre-treatment, when they are
first diagnosed with cancer, to post-treatment and beyond. Find
out more about our assistance schemes below.
Click
here for more information from the Singapore Cancer Society.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ Taxi
Subsidy Scheme |
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The scheme provides support for persons
with disabilities who are only able to
travel by taxi for school or work
purposes.
Click
here
for more information from the SG
Enable, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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▼ VWO
Transport Subsidies |
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The VWO Transport Subsidies support
persons with disabilities who need to
take dedicated transport provided by
Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs)
to access school and care services.
Click
here
for more information from the SG
Enable, Singapore.
(viewed on 12 May 2020)
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