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Support For Singaporeans Affected by COVID-19

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Support For Singaporeans Affected by COVID-19

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Unemployed/Needy
Topics
ComCare / help for low-income/needy, work assistance/support

Available Support

COVID-19 Recovery Grant


The COVID-19 Recovery Grant (CRG) will help those with:

Loss of job (i.e. retrenchment, termination of employment contract) Eligible to receive support of up to $700/month for 3 months 
Involuntary No-Pay Leave (NPL) for at least 3 consecutive months
Loss of at least 50% salary on average for at least 3 consecutive months Eligible to receive support of up to $500/month for 3 months
Loss of at least 50% Net Trade Income (NTI) on average for Self-Employed Persons (SEPs) for at least 3 consecutive months

Applications are open 24/7 till 31 December 2021. Click here for more information on the eligibility criteria and to apply.

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The Courage Fund For Lower-Income Households affected by COVID-19

Target beneficiaries and eligibility criteria
The Courage Fund will help lower-income households affected by COVID-19 who meet the following criteria:
  1. At least one household member is a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
  2. At least one household member, was placed on a/an Isolation Order (IO), Quarantine Order (QO), mandatory Leave of Absence (LOA), Stay-Home Notice (SHN), or was hospitalised due to contracting COVID-19.
  3. In the affected month1, household has gross monthly income of ≤$6,200, or gross monthly per capita income of ≤$2,0000.
  4. Household experienced a complete or partial (of at least 10%) loss of household income as a result of (2).

Individuals who have contracted COVID-19 and are placed on MOH's Protocol 1 (i.e. Home Recovery Programme or assigned to a community isolation facility) will be issued with an Isolation Order (IO).

Households that have at least one household member who received a/an IO/QO/LOA/SHN or was hospitalised due to contracting COVID-19 more than once and continue to face protracted job or income loss, can apply and receive up to two tranches of support if they meet the other eligibility criteria.

Note: Recipients of ComCare and COVID-19 Recovery Grant are eligible to apply for additional assistance under The Courage Fund if they meet the eligibility criteria.

1This refers to the actual month that at least one household member was affected by IO/QO/LOA/SHN or hospitalised due to contracting COVID-19, as stated by the applicant under the 'Household details' section in the TCF online application form.

Assistance provided
For each tranche, a one-time lump sum of up to $1,000 (depending on the household's per capita income after being affected by COVID-19), credited into bank account.
Please allow 2 - 3 weeks processing time for fund disbursement, upon submission of supporting documents.

Application window
Applications should be made within 6 months from the end of the IO/QO/LOA/SHN or discharge from hospitalisation due to contracting COVID-19 (whichever is later).

Application process
Apply online at https://go.gov.sg/tcf. Those who need help filling in the online application can email Ask_SSO@msf.gov.sg or call the ComCare Call hotline at 1800-222-0000 for assistance. 

 

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Individuals who wish to provide feedback on the schemes* to support Singaporeans affected by COVID-19, including reporting any potential abuse of the schemes, may contact the ComCare hotline at 1800-222-0000 or email Ask_SSO@msf.gov.sg.

*Comprises the following:

  • The COVID-19 Recovery Grant - Temporary
  • The COVID-19 Recovery Grant
  • The Courage Fund for Lower-Income Households affected by COVID-19

 

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