Singaporean households to receive $380 in vouchers next month as cost-of-living support

Recipients can use half of them at participating hawker stalls and heartland merchants, and the other half at participating supermarkets, according to a Tuesday press release by the Ministry of Finance and CDC.

Further details on how to claim these vouchers, which are valid until Dec. 31, 2025, will be announced later.

This batch of vouchers, along with another round worth S$300 to be claimed in January 2026, was announced by the city-state’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in February in his Budget 2025 speech, as reported by CNA.

Launched in 2020, the scheme was designed to ease living expenses for Singaporean households and support hawkers and heartland merchants impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. It has since been continued to help citizens manage rising costs.

Two rounds of vouchers totaling S$800 were distributed in 2024, followed by another S$300 tranche in January.

The scheme is expected to cost the government S$1.06 billion in the 2025 financial year.

Low Yen Ling, Singapore’s senior minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that over 1.28 million Singaporean households, or 97% of the total, have claimed the vouchers issued earlier this year, according to The Straits Times.

"Close to S$300 million, of which more than S$142 million has been spent at participating hawkers and heartland merchants, and more than S$157 million has been spent at participating supermarkets," she noted.

Later this year, Singaporeans aged 21 and above will also receive S$600–800 in SG60 vouchers, which can be used similarly to the CDC ones, as part of the SG60 package to commemorate the city-state’s 60th year of independence.

Other benefits from the package include a 60% rebate on personal income tax for income earned in 2024, special gifts for babies born this year, and credits for eligible sports, arts, and heritage activities.