SUPPORT SCHEMES FOR INDIVIDUALS
Check out the various support schemes below that is / are applicable to you, ranging from financial, training grants offered by NTUC for eligible union members and non-members.
Support For Jobseekers / Low-Wage Workers
From Government
Financial Assistance
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Cash grant of up to $700 month for 3 months under COVID-19 Recovery Grant for low- and middle-income workers who suffers the following:
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Loss of job (i.e. retrenchment, termination of employment contract)
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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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Loss of at least 50% Net Trade Income (NTI) on average for Self-Employed Persons (SEPs) for at least 3 consecutive months
(The scheme will be open for application till 31 December 2021. )
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One-time lump sum of up to $1,000 (depending on the household's per capita income being affected by COVID-19) under the Courage Fund for Lower-Income Households affected by COVID-19
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The fund serve to support lower income households that meets the following criteria:
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At least one household member is a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
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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).
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[As of 1 June 2020] Household has gross monthly income of ≤$6,200, or gross monthly per capita income of ≤$2,000, prior to being affected by COVID-19.
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Household experienced a complete or partial (of at least 10%) loss of household income as a result of (2).
Note: ComCare clients may apply. 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).
tRAINING ASSISTANCE
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$500 SkillsFuture Credit top-up for every Singaporean aged 25 and above from 1 April 2020
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Claimable for courses from the Institute of Higher Learning and NTUC LearningHub from 1 April 2020. Claimable for full range of SkillsFuture Credit-eligible courses from 1 October 2020.
SkillsFuture Credits top-up will be automatic.
From NTUC
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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One-off payout of up to $300 under NTUC Care Fund (COVID-19) for eligible union members.
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$250 NTUC FairPrice vouchers per child from CAP+Ure Fund
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Union Education and Bursary Awards
TRAINING ASSISTANCE
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Up to $250 fee support per year for union members to participate in courses under UTAP.
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$500 customised training support from LIFT-UP Pathfinder
The above-mentioned is a snapshot of some of the help available. Eligibility criteria and terms & conditions apply. (Feb 2021)
Support For Self-Employed Persons / Freelancers
From Government Budget 2021
Training ASSISTANCE
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$500 SkillsFuture Credit top-up for every Singaporean aged 25 and above
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Claimable for courses from the Institute of Higher Learning and NTUC LearningHub from 1 April 2020. Claimable for full range of SkillsFuture Credit-eligible courses from 1 October 2020.
SkillsFuture Credits top-up will be automatic.
From NTUC
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For eligible union members:
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One-off payout of up to $300 under NTUC Care Fund (COVID-19)
$84M ENHANCED SEP TRAINING SUPPORT SCHEME
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Extended to Dec 2020
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Increased hourly training allowance from $7.50/hr (from 1 to 30 Apr 2020) to $10/hr (from 1 May to Dec 2020)
$4M FROM NTUC TRAINING FUND
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NTUC union members will get up to $1/hour more in training allowance from 1 Apr to Dec 2020!
From SG United Skills
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Training courses for about 30,000 jobseekers to upgrade their skills while looking for a job
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Training allowance of $1,200 per month for course duration
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Highly subsidised course fees (can be offset by SkillsFuture Credit)
The above-mentioned is a snapshot of some of the help available. Eligibility criteria and terms & conditions apply. (May 2021)
BUDGET 2021 IN BRIEF
