Available Support
COVID-19 Recovery Grant - Temporary
The COVID-19 Recovery Grant – Temporary (CRG-T) provides one-off financial support for lower- and middle-income workers who have been placed on involuntary no-pay leave (NPL), or face income loss of at least 50% for one month, as a result of the tightened safe management measures (SMMs) during this period of Heightened Alert.
CRG-T could support the following workers:
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Employees
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Self-Employed Persons (SEPs) |
- Placed on involuntary NPL for at least one month
Salary loss of at least 50% for at least one month
The income loss or involuntary NPL should have occurred between 16 May and 31 July 2021
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- Loss in Net Trade Income (NTI) of at least 50% for at least one month, compared to average monthly NTI in 2019 or 2020
The income loss should have occurred between 16 May and 31 July 2021
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Individuals can apply online till 31 July 2021.
Applicants who have received CRG-T support for June 2021 can apply for a second tranche of CRG-T support from 1 July onwards, if they require more help and continue to meet the eligibility criteria.
Click here for more information on the eligibility criteria and to apply.
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COVID-19 Recovery Grant
The COVID-19 Recovery Grant (CRG) will help those with:
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Loss of job (i.e. retrenchment, termination of employment contract)
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Eligible to receive support of up to $700/month for 3 months |
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Involuntary No-Pay Leave (NPL) for at least 3 consecutive months
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Loss of at least 50% salary on average for at least 3 consecutive months
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Eligible to receive support of up to $500/month for 3 months |
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Loss of at least 50% Net Trade Income (NTI) on average for Self-Employed Persons (SEPs) for at least 3 consecutive months
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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:
- At least one household member is a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- At least one household member contracted COVID-19, or was placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN), mandatory Leave of Absence (LOA) or Home Quarantine Order (QO).
- [As of 1 Aug 2021] Household has current gross monthly income of ≤$6,200, or current gross monthly per capita income of ≤$2,000.
- Household experienced a complete or partial (of at least 10%) loss of household income as a result of (2).
Households who have been affected by QO/SHN/LOA or from 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: ComCare clients can apply.
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 QO, LOA or SHN or discharge from hospitalisation due to 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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