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Learn about the resources to support and lighten your load in your caregiving and day-to-day responsibilities.
Last updated 4 April 2025
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Enhanced Home Caregiving Grant (HCG)
Get up to $600 a month (up from $400 a month) to help reduce caregiving costs.
The care recipient must be a Singaporean or a PR (with a parent, child or spouse who is a Singaporean), and permanently require help with at least 3 of the 6 Activities of Daily Living+.
Households with per capita income of up to $4,800 (previously $3,600) can qualify.
HCG Tiered Monthly Payout
Table 1: HCG Monthly Payouts by Income Tier
Household Monthly Income (per person) | HCG monthly payout |
$0 - $1,500 | $600^ |
$1,501 - $3,600 | $400^ |
$3,601 - $4,800 | $200 |
+Feeding, dressing, toileting, washing, walking or moving around, and transferring from bed to chair and vice versa.
* Based on 2024 Annual Value.
^ If you own multiple properties, you will receive $200 per month.
Apply for the Home Caregiving Grant.
Higher Long-Term Care Subsidies
Singapore Citizens born in and before 1969 will receive enhanced subsidies of up to 80% for residential long-term care services, and up to 95% for non-residential long-term care services. Households with per capita income of up to $4,800 (previously $3,600) can qualify.
Singaporeans can approach their doctor at the hospital, polyclinic, or Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) for assistance in applying for subsidised long-term care services.
Enhanced subsidies will take effect from July 2026. MOH will provide one-off rebates for MOH-subsidised long-term care services between July 2025 and June 2026.
Subsidies for Residential Long-Term Care
This includes services for:
Chronic Sick
Nursing Home
Nursing Home Respite Care
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Home
Psychiatric Sheltered Home
Table 2: Enhanced subsidies for MOH- and MSF-funded residential long-term care services
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI) | Current Subsidy | Enhanced Subsidy | ||||
Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident | Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident | |||
Born in | Born | |||||
PCHI | Annual Value (AV) ≤ $21k | 75% | 50% | 80% | 75% | 50% |
AV > $21k | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
$900 and below | 75% | 50% | 80% | 75% | 50% | |
$901 to $1,500 | 60% | 40% | ||||
$1,501 to $2,300 | 50% | 30% | 65% | 60% | 40% | |
$2,301 to $2,600 | 40% | 20% | 55% | 50% | 30% | |
$2,601 to $3,600 | 20% | 10% | 35% | 30% | 15% | |
$3,601 to $4,800 | 0% | 0% | 15% | 10% | 5% | |
$4,801 and above | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||
Subsidies for Long-Term Care in the Home/Community
This includes services for:
Community Rehabilitation
Dementia Day Care
Home Therapy
Home Medical
Home Nursing
Home Personal Care
Maintenance Day Care
Meals On Wheels
Medical Escort and Transport
Psychiatric Day Rehabilitation
Table 3: Enhanced subsidies for MOH- and MSF-funded long-term care services in the home or community
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI) | Current Subsidy | Enhanced Subsidy | ||||
Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident | Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident | |||
Born in | Born | |||||
PCHI | Annual Value (AV) ≤ $21k | 85% | 55% | 95% | 80% | 55% |
AV > $21k | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
$900 and below | 80% | 55% | 95% | 80% | 55% | |
$901 to $1,500 | 75% | 50% | ||||
$1,501 to $2,300 | 60% | 40% | 85% | 70% | 45% | |
$2,301 to $2,600 | 50% | 30% | 75% | 60% | 35% | |
$2,601 to $3,600 | 30% | 15% | 55% | 40% | 20% | |
$3,601 to $4,800 | 0% | 0% | 35% | 20% | 10% | |
$4,801 and above | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||
Find out more about enhanced long-term care subsidies.
Migrant Domestic Worker (MDW) Levy Concession
Families looking to hire a Migrant Domestic Worker (MDW) to care for loved ones with disabilities can get a concessionary levy rate of $60 a month, instead of the usual $300.
Who is it for?
You qualify if you live with a family member who is a Singapore Citizen, and is one of the following:
Young child below 16 years old
Elderly person aged 67 and above
Person with disabilities - must be certified by a Singapore-registered doctor to require help with at least 1 of the 6 Activities of Daily Living+
+Feeding, dressing, toileting, washing, walking or moving around, and transferring from bed to chair and vice versa.
Apply for the Migrant Domestic Worker Levy Concession.
Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs)
Discuss Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) with your employer to better manage your work and caregiving responsibilities.
There are different FWAs that can suit both your needs and the needs of your organisation:
Flexi-place: Work from a different location outside of your office (e.g. work-from-home).
Flexi-time: Have different office hours with no change to total work hours and workload (e.g. flexi-hours, staggered hours, compressed work schedule).
Flexi-load: Take on a different workload and be paid accordingly (e.g. job sharing, part-time work).
The Tripartite Guidelines on FWA Requests (TG-FWAR) sets out:
How employees should request for FWAs and use them responsibly, and
How employers and supervisors should handle FWA requests based on business needs
The TG-FWAR is in effect since 1 December 2024.
Explore Flexible Work Arrangements.