ComCare may be able to help if you:
are unable to work because of old age, illness or disability;
have little or no family support, savings or assets to rely on for your daily needs;
are elderly persons who receive only a small monthly payout from other sources such as CPF Retirement Sum / CPF Life, Pension, ElderShield, Lease Buyback Scheme, and the monthly payout is lower than the prevailing LTA rates;
are elderly persons whose children are low-income themselves, (i.e., have a household income of $1,900/month and below, or per capita household income of $650/month and below) and unable to support their parents; and
are a Singapore Citizen or a Permanent Resident.
You may receive:
Cash assistance
To support daily living expenses. The amount of cash grant depends on the size of your household.
Cash Assistance Rates (Primary Tier Assistance)
|
Household Type |
Rates
|
|---|
Household Size
| 1 Person | $640
|
| 2 Persons | $1,080
|
| 3 Persons | $1,510
|
| 4 Persons | $1,930
|
Secondary assistance
To help those with recurring essentials such as medical or hygiene consumables
Discretionary assistance
To help those with one-off essentials such as medical equipment or household appliances
Secondary and Discretionary Tier Assistance
|
Types of Assistance | Examples |
Frequency |
|---|
| Secondary | Recurring essentials e.g. adult diapers, stoma bags, diabetic consumables, dietary supplements |
Monthly |
| Discretionary | Once-off medical equipment e.g. commode, oxygen respirator Once-off household appliances e.g. beds, mattress
|
Once-Off |
Medical assistance
LTA recipients receive medical assistance at all public healthcare institutions (including polyclinics and restructured hospitals).
Supplementary community assistance
LTA recipients receive free or highly subsidised access to a range of social support services e.g. home help, senior activity centres and day activity centres funded by the government.
To apply:
- Go to your nearest
Social Service Office (SSO) to find out more. Each SSO administers ComCare financial assistance and links applicants up with other forms of assistance they might need, such as family services. The SSO will assess your eligibility for assistance.
- You need to bring:
- Your identity card
- Identity card(s) of family member(s) within the same household, if applicable
- Birth certificate(s) of children below 15 years old, if applicable
- Marriage or divorce certificate
- Latest payslip(s)
- Letter of appointment (employment), if applicable
- All updated Bank account passbook(s) / statement(s)
- Medical appointment card(s), if applicable
- Doctor's memo certifying fitness for work, and duration of condition, if applicable
- Latest Service and Conservancy Charges bill
- Latest HDB statement
- Latest Power Supply bill
- Prison's Visitor Card, if applicable
- Documents on assistance received from other organisation(s), if applicable
- Any other supporting documents
